Paste: Make it: Animals in a jungle. “The following rhymed stanza provides clues young children can use to add interest to their compositions: Something big, something small, Something short, something tall, Something dark, something light, Helps to make your drawing right.” --Emphasis Art, Frank Wachowiak Key concepts: line, color, pattern, shape. Materials: colored construction paper, chalk or pencil, black felt-tipped marker (Sharpie or other) or black tempera paint and brush, oil pastels. 1. Start with observing animals--this could be a trip to the zoo, visit to the aquarium, watching a pet, or even a web search of wild animals. We started this project looking at jungle animals, and Farris decided to draw a sheep instead. You could even draw an imaginary animal! Notice characteristics, including textured skin, spots, the curve of a horn or the pattern of scales. 2. Using school chalk or pencil, draw the contour of the animals. Encourage your child to draw big and fill up the page! Fill in with foliage, flowers, small animals, etc. Go over the line with the sharpie or black tempera. 3. Fill in shapes--including the negative space of the background--with oil pastel. This would be a great time to add pattern or texture, as well. Continue looking at pictures of animals and foliage as you’re working, for extra inspiration. // Project idea adapted from Emphasis Art, Wachowiak.