Insect Wings in Watercolor
What We’re Practicing
- symmetry
- oil vs water
- cool vs warm
- salt texture
What You’ll Need
- paper – use thick mixed media or watercolor paper
- pencil
- oil pastels
- watercolors – we’re using Blick Liquid Watercolors
- brushes
- water
- salt
- templates (you can draw by hand but here is a printable PDF of a variety of insect wings if you need it)
Wing Templates
Copy or Printout
Printable PDF
Draw, Paint, and Salt
Video Walkthrough
Troubleshooting
- Have older students help younger students.
- Keep the designs inside the wings large and simple to accommodate the fat lines of the oil pastels.
- To save on paint, have students share palettes. Very little watercolor paint is needed. We used Blick Liquid Watercolors.
- Make sure to have a mini-lesson on too little water versus too much.
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