Feb 22 2022
Resources for Watercolor Night Sky Project
NEW this month: a rotating group of artists and art educators will be bringing you high quality art projects and lessons at Outside the Box Creation! Our artist this month, middle school art educator Aleisea Guzman, has worked hard to bring you the March project: creating stunning nighttime skyscapes and some colorful ways to design paintings of your favorite time of day.
DOWNLOAD YOUR PROJECT PLANSetting the Stage
Railway tunnel and trees featuring depth. C/o @sergeycauselove on Freepik.
This month's project will focus on depth. What is depth? Depth is a principle of art that focuses on creating the illusion of three-dimensional (3D) space on a two-dimensional (2D) surface, such as a piece of paper or canvas. Depth is what shows you whether something in an image is near to you or farther away. Artists can use many different techniques to create depth and we're going to focus on two with our watercolor night sky project: creating depth with size and creating depth with saturation (how dark or light colors are).
Supplies Needed for Insider's Club Members (or if you're a box subscriber & want to purchase additional supplies)
Recommended book - optional: Wake by Shawn Dougherty. You can purchase it (scroll down to 'Buy Wake') or find it at your local library.
Something to cover your work surface like butcher paper, an old shower curtain or tablecloth, or a garbage bag and some paper towels or rags.
Print this Project Plan
-Watercolor paper like this
- Watercolor paint palette like this
- Paint brushes, one thick and one thin like these
- Cup for water
- White paint marker like this
- Drawing pencil for sketching
- Painter's tape to prevent paper from buckling (optional) (can be taped down to a piece of cardboard, a cutting mat, or the cover for your worksurface, just test the tape first to be sure it doesn't rip your final project!)
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Watch The Video
Read Along Together
Taking It Further Video
Imagine your favorite time of day. What are the colors you see? Try to use those colors from your paint palette to create a different kind of skyscape!
About the Artist
Aleisea Guzman
Visual artist and art educator in New Bedford, MA. Graduated from University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in May of 2019 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Animation & Game Arts with a concentration in sculpture, now working towards a Masters degree in Art education. Always looking to enhance my comprehension and execution of both art and art education, I place high importance on arts in the community and feel a welcomed sense of duty to the youth, not only to educate them traditionally but immerse them in the exploration of their own creativity. My own practice is primarily comprised of mixed media sculpture, assemblage, paintings, and digital media. I often focus on themes such as neurodiversity, nature, deep & abstract emotions, social justice issues, and the unknown.
guzmanaart.com | @guzmanaart Instagram
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