Class Description: A furry polar bear in the snow and a little penguin on ice are two of the wintery scenes we will paint in this magical drawing and painting class. Lessons will be guided drawings and basic watercolor painting techniques concentrating on snowy landscapes, starry skies and arctic animals to create some whimsical winter paintings.
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Our first day in class we spent time with a polar bear! In our sketchbooks, we sketched the head and face of a polar bear since that is the most difficult part of the animal to sketch and get the proportions right. We made a little whimsical watercolor study of our Polar Bear face coming up through the icy waters in a snowy winter scene.
There were lots of different types of Polar Bear faces!
Our first watercolor wash was of the light blue icy water.
Then we added a second blue wash for the sky.
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| Many different polar bear faces!
Then it was "penguin day", and we sketched several penguins in our sketchbooks
before drawing a final penguin on watercolor paper.  |
Students had the option of painting a double watercolor wash for
their background, mixing blue and green to make a unique wintery sky.
their background, mixing blue and green to make a unique wintery sky.
Some adventurous young artists decided to sketch a more challenging Emperor Penguin.
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| Two beautiful paintings with subtle snow backgrounds |
And then there was "SNOW DAY"!
- where we learned two different techniques for painting snow,
then added snow to our polar bear study, penguin study, and final snowy scene!
- where we learned two different techniques for painting snow,
then added snow to our polar bear study, penguin study, and final snowy scene!
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| The careful task of adding details to an Emperor Penguin |
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| Young Artists decided on either a polar bear or penguin to include on their final winter scene. |
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| An adorable little polar bear in the snow |
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