![]() I do like it better for these than the mixed media paper, as it lets the pencil lines stay a little softer. One warning I will give you is that with the newsprint paper, some kids will color heavy-handed and end up tearing it. Let them experiment some in this process but you will likely have to remind them a few times which part was meant to be darker than the other, and which to use a medium pencil on and leave more grayish- black.Įxplain that the darkest part is where the shadow is and it should look solid black. Some will still color over the lines or even into it, and they can still just erase or smudge it a bit with their fingers and then cover it with white at the end. I made sure they knew that where I drew the highlight area that they would color that in with the pastel chalk last, and to just leave it empty. Then I told them the areas they should shadow, also showing them a cube-shaped toy (for the ones I did squares for) and some other objects, so they could see how it was shaded with shadows and light in real life. Keept it a little more simplified for the younger kids on this part and give them a soft, hard and regular pencil so they can try all 3. I find it is best to just draw samples out and show them what you mean, not just show them a finished piece of charcoal art. ![]() I first told them about charcoals and showed them a few examples of what they looked like on paper, and the different numbers and types of pencils. Some kids won’t be rattled by the mess it will put on their hands, and some will need to clean periodically as they work.įor the younger kids, which to me, is about preschool through 1st graders, I pre-traced either a square, in a 3-D shape so they could shade the different sides, or a circle, where I drew a highlight area and a shadow area ahead of time for them. circular object like a small plate to pre- trace images on their papers for themįirst, lay down the tablecloth to catch any of the charcoal dust and afterward it makes for easy cleanup.still, life objects for them to look at and sketch.rubber eraser (Many basic charcoal sets come with everything you need).newsprint paper or just a mixed media type paper.You can teach this to a group of kids too, of course, just figure out enough space and supplies for each child. If you know you need to work on those concepts, then this is a great way to do that. Teaching art at home to your kids is a great idea, whether you are a homeschooler or just looking to incorporate more art into their lives.Ĭharcoals are not something that you hear as much about as some of the other art mediums and they really are a great tool for teaching shading and shadowing in art, as well as highlighting. This lesson is an introduction to charcoal drawing for kids as it is intended to be fairly basic and help get them used to just using charcoals and the feel of them and to know what they are in general.
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