Fourth grade under water portraits

http://youtu.be/rmT7gEgwexc ......... This is the link for the quick vid intro we used, which focuses on gesture drawing. Following our video, students practiced drawing each other in different poses and set to work drawing their underwater self portraits.

Some kiddos chose to swim In the ocean. Some were surfing, others diving......I loved seeing the different ideas and details they came up with.

To finish these off, students colored all details with oil pastels, and painted the water with watercolor paints to give a more realistic look.

We worked on blending colors and watercolor techniques.