gridded watercolor pencil frogs

I wanted to post a few student examples of one of my last minute projects for the year. Throughout the year my students had practiced multiple watercolor pencil techniques. I showed them how to use watercolor paper as a pallet. I also showed them how to use the pencil when the paper was wet and how that gave a different effect than when it was dry.

My students had also already done one gridding project (photos of this project to come.) I like to start gridding with my students as early as 6th grade. This drawing technique builds so much confidence and gives students a great line drawing to practice their shading on.

These were done with Faber-Castell student grade watercolor pencils. They are more expensive but the they don't leave behind a lot of pencil lines like crayola pencils do. They blend very nicely.