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Watercolor Landscapes

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Students watch a demonstration of wet on wet, dry on wet and dry on dry watercolor painting. They create an underdrawing, fill in washes of color and create a foreground, middleground and background once the washes dry. They add final details when dry.

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watercolors, painting, landscapes, the foreground

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foreground, landscape, middleground, watercolors, visual and performing arts
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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