Scholastic Art

Challenge!

• You will select one of the images from this PowerPoint as inspiration for your art project

• Read the directions carefully, because you are restricted to specific subjects and mediums

• Your challenge is to create an artwork that can win a gold key in the Scholastic Art Competition!!!!!!

Prepare a piece of paper with

heavy watercolor washes and

drips

Next, create a portrait on top of the paper using chalk

pastel

Last, add an interesting

background to add interest (in this case, the dead trees)

Create an acrylic painting on wood panel (you must supply the panel)

The subject should be some kind of everyday object

(shoes, an interesting hat, a wrench, etc……)

This should be highly realistic and life sized

Create a pastel drawing of a

musical instrument in an interesting

angle

Collage sheet music to create an interesting background

*** you could also do a drawing

of any other subject and college the

background with a other materials (ex newspaper, magazine, etc.)

***

Create a series of related drawings

in pencil

Then, collage your drawings on watercolor paper

and add watercolor

washes and drips

Create a watercolor

painting of a place starting with watercolor pencils

Use only expressive colors

to show the mood, or feeling, of the

place

Create a watercolor painting of an

interesting article of clothing

Use watercolor washes and drips to create a unique background

Last, layer text or other images (such as

clothing company logos) on top of your

finished painting using charcoal, pencil or

sharpie marker

Using watercolor pencils, make a painting of reflective objects. Use interesting washes for the background. Define important areas with chalk pastel or white & black charcoal pencils

Create a portrait in watercolor

Your portrait should be a close-up and show

an interesting expression

Don’t shade at all!!!!

Each value will blocked out

individually (like a coloring book)…use this image to help

you!!!

Use exaggerated color to create mood

First, create a layer of tissue paper on

watercolor paper

Draw a flower from different angles, overlapping your

drawings

Fill in each flower with watercolor…let the overlapped areas

create blended colors

Last, define the interesting areas with chalk pastel or black & white charcoal pencils

Create a watercolor wash

on a piece of watercolor paper

Draw a functional object sitting on a surface (table, bench, box, etc.)

using pencil & shade with watercolor

Use chalk pastel to define the

object

Create a watercolor painting of flowers (do not use sunflowers!)

Using sharpie marker, outline the edges that separate every value

Add texture in the background using

sharpie marker

On one piece of paper, draw 5 portraits from life using only contour line. Do not lift your pencil off the paper at all!

Later, make watercolor washes and drips to add interest and define the best sections of the drawing

Create a portrait or self-portrait in

pastel using only sepia tones

(brown, red, tan, yellow)

Show the person from an interesting angle (looking up, looking down, etc.)

Make sure your subject fills the ENTIRE PAGE

Create a portrait or self-portrait in

CHARCOAL

YOUR PORTRAIT MUST BE FROM A BIRDS-EYE-VIEW

(SHOWN LOOKING UP, FROM ABOVE)

YOUR PORTRAIT SHOULD FILL THE

ENTIRE PAGE

CREATE A DRAWING OF SOMEONE PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, BUT ONLY SHOW THEIR HANDS…THE DRAWING SHOULD SHOW THE MOTION INVOLVED IN

PLAYING THE INSTRUMENT. Begin with watercolor pencils. Add chalk pastel at the end to define important

areas.

Create a self-portrait of you experiencing a

magical transformation

Your facer should fill the page

Begin using watercolor pencil

and add chalk pastel or charcoal

at the end to create more

contrast

Create a close-up self-portrait that includes objects from an activity you enjoy (it could be ballet slippers, paint

brushes, a video game controller, etc.)

use VERY LIGHT pastel on colored paper.

Create a close-up self-portrait from a worms-eye view (shown from below)

You can use any medium

Do a great job and this could be

you, posing next to

your award-winning artwork!