This is a great lesson for 5th graders! I love how unique each piece is, and how beautiful the silhouettes look against the colorful backgrounds. After a quick review of how to apply salt to watercolor to create texture, and how to create a landscape space for their silhouettes, the class got right to work designing backgrounds. I showed them how to tape off the edges with masking tape, so that the final piece would have a nice clean border. I also had the artists sketch out the silhouettes on black paper, and then cut them out. It was challenging to get to all those great negative spaces, and I think I will buy a few special collage scissors to have on hand for next year. Finally, we discussed how to best place the shapes on the background to create an interesting composition. I think they turned out great!!
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