This 17 page booklet has teaching tips, examples, step-by-step painting, and drawing instructions.
This lesson also includes:
- Rubric
- Short history of Santa Claws, St. Nicholas, Sinter Klaas, etc…
- Santa drawing for K-2nd to copy then draw portrait
- Elements of Art for this lesson
- Vocabulary
- Examples of facial features
- Practice drawing sheets
Learning Objectives
• Experimental use of mixed media.
• Learn how to draw a Santa.
• Learn art terms related to this lesson.
• Use shading and shadow colors
• Learn to use the white of the page. (NO White Paint Allowed)
• Draw a portrait with unique & fun facial features.
• Learn to mix skin tone colors.
National Standards
Anchor Standard 2: Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.
Anchor Standard 3: Elaborate visual information by adding details in an artwork to enhance emerging meaning.
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret art by analyzing use of media to create subject matter, characteristics of form, and mood.
Anchor Standard 10: Create works of art that reflect community cultural traditions.
Materials
• 9” x 12” or larger white watercolor paper, construction paper, or tag board
• Fine-point black permanent markers
• Pencil and eraser
Choice of watercolor paint, markers or color pencils for coloring.
• Washable colored markers
• Watercolor paint
• Brushes
• Color pencils
• Color markers
Creating skin tones can be tricky. If you are painting mix the colors brown, yellow and red to get a good color. Use lots of water and just a little paint when painting. If you are using color pencils, mix several colors together lightly to create a desired color.