Winter Wonderland Watercolor painting

Watercolor Marker Animal Environments Grades 3-6 Visual Arts

Students will use art to describe animals that live in Utah's wetlands, forests, and deserts.

Objective: Science 4th grade- Standard 5 : Students will understand the physical characteristics of Utah's wetlands, forests, and deserts and identify common organisms for each environment.

Art Standard #6. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Materials:

● pencil

● watercolor paper

● washable makers

● water in cups for cleaning brush

● paintbrush

● black sharpie marker

● Reference photos of animals for students to copy and draw

First day art session: Let’s talk about animal environments.

• Where do some animals live?

• What do they eat? -sharks in ocean, goats in mountains, tigers in jungles, etc.

• What animals live in the Utah Mountain environment? -cougars, birds, deer, rabbits, foxes, etc.

Use a pencil to draw an environment on watercolor paper. Draw living and non living things. Use a black Sharpie Marker to outline the pencil lines.

Use a washable marker to outline the picture. Take a paintbrush and add water to the washable marker lines. This will make the marker ink spread and act as watercolor paint! Fill in your painting with the markers and water.