Watercolour Painting

Here are some of the watercolour techniques I needed to think about in order to produce this amazing painting:

Choose a broad brush and use it to wash the paper with water
Switch to a finer brush; wet it and then dab it dry on a paper towel
Select a colour, starting with the palest
Look closely at the colours and shapes you see
Add a bit of detail to show flowers or leaves
Try not to leave any of the paper blank
Dab the last of the water off with the paper towel
Leave it in the sun to dry

Why not come to the classroom and take a closer look at my painting? I would love to know what you think of it.

Sketching at Chateau de Penthes

Yesterday we took our clipboards, some stiff white cartridge paper and a 3B drawing pencil to Chateau de Penthes. We were going to do some sketching.

I decided to draw the view towards the lake and the mountains. Take a look at my sketch.



How do you think it compares with the real thing?

Where in the world? continues.....

Tuesday:


"There is a football balanced on the jet d'eau. It's really cool - it glows in the dark!"

Patricia said, 'I like the picture you found. It looks like the ball is really balanced there'.
'How,' wondered Fiona, 'did that happen?'

"If you look closely at the photograph, you can just about see the strings that hold the football up."

Wednesday:
"I saw that the balloon is in the water. It did not like the wind. I saw in in the newspaper."