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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Abstract Fish Drawing

One art concept even young students can embrace is the idea of making an abstract work of art. I like to describe it as coloring just for fun, and not worrying if something looks real or not. A fish is a good shape to work with as students can draw a spine and then add some “bone” lines.
1. Starting with the body, show the students how to draw a large football shape that is open on one side, which will be closed by drawing a V-shaped mouth. A curve is added to frame the head, a tail and fins and eyes. Lastly, a spine may be drawn across the body and then angled lines to imitate the bones.
2. Have the students trace all the fish lines with a thin black marker.
3. This fish was colored with Crayola Construction crayons, which look great on construction paper. If enough pressure is used, they rival the look of more expensive (and messy) oil pastels.

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