Shadow tracing art

The Unschooled Project on Instagram: "SHADOW TRACING - Have you tried shadow tracing yet? Find a sunny spot and have your child trace any object that is projected on paper. Flowers, leaves, figurines, etc. Optional to watercolor your traced image afterwards. #shadowtracing #flowertracing #shadowtrawing #flowerwatercolor #outdoorart #homeschooling #homeschool #homeschoollife #homeschoollifestyle #homeschoolfamily #homeschoolmom #homeschooldays #homeschoolmama #homeschoolcurriculum…

Shadow Tracing Objective: Drawing and painting with light and shadow is an intriguing art encounter that is a great cross curricular learning opportunity.

Shadow Drawing

Scathing a shade.

Shadow drawing is an awesome art process for young artists of any age. Considering shapes and positive & negative space are all part of making shadow art!

Shadow tracing. Such a neat idea!

Shadow tracing is a great way to get outside on a bright sunny day, explore positive and negative space, and have some fun with color at the same time.

Shadows are a fascinating thing to explore, and can open up many opportunities for learning. Here are two activities that combine shadows and art.

Shadow drawing with year 3. Early finishers drew life size shadows of each other #brookmanps #primaryart #year3art #shadowdrawing #STEAM #

The first bit of sunshine that comes your way is the perfect time to get busy with animal shadow drawing!

Ms. S- Art Lessons on Instagram: "Having fun tracing shadows today…using my diy watercolor dot card. Shadow tracing helps me be more observant and present and is a low stakes way to be creative, even if you only have a couple of minutes. I’ve done this with students several times with different materials and students always enjoy this activity and the opportunity to get outside and create something that is low pressure and meditative. We also did this activity in our travel journals while…

Today we read Shadow by Suzy Lee. This is a mostly wordless book about a girl playing in a dark attic. Her imagination comes to life with the click of a lightbulb. The black and yellow illustrations are brilliant and we just can't stop looking at this book. Each time we pick it up, we find another detail. I could not resist doing some simple art with C and R after reading this book. I began by googling blank paper doll template and printing up one that I found. I don't know exactly where I…

Looking for something fun to draw this summer but short on supplies? Here are two fun sketching activities that require only a pen, a catalog from the recycling stack, some sidewalk chalk and a little sunshine. All of these activities were found on Pinterest. Summer Sketch #1 - catalog characters Look through some old housewares catalogs and add your own cartoon characters in the space using a sharpie. Pictures from Doodlers Anonymous Summer Sketch #2 - shadow tracing This works best either…