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Supplies:
- Crayola Paint Brushes
- Crayola Washable No-Run School Glue
- Crayola Scissors
- Crayola Tempera Paint
- Crayola Marker & Watercolour Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Water Containers
- Paper Towels
Steps:
1
![Step 1](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/7a78370e6d95086eefcb6f04495cb84f-stepSml.png)
- Find a good photograph of your animal.
- Make a viewfinder to focus in on the texture of the animal.
- Cut 2 'L' shaped pieces of paper.
- Place them together to frame a section of the picture you want to focus on.
- Paper clip them in place. - Paint the animal's skin texture on your whole paper using only black, white and grey.
- Mix black and white together to get different shades of grey. - This will be the background for your painting.
2
![Step 2](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/b811e6816158fa2c6ea7c831d219f602-stepSml.png)
- On a separate piece of paper paint just the animal.
- Use your photograph as a guide.
- Be sure to mix different colours to add details to your painting.
3
![Step 3](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/5938b64054d1ad31dbdb1ab240c84dba-stepSml.png)
- Carefully cut out the painted animal.
- Glue it on top of the black and white background.
4
![Step 4](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/feb9556085e655247f2341b05e3a64d9-stepSml.png)
- View your painting with fresh eyes.
- What do you notice?
- What do you like best about your painting? Why?
- Who would really like this painting? Why?
- How does the poem you wrote connect with your painting?
Subjects:
Grades:
Grade 2,
Grade 3,
Grade 4,
Grade 5,
Grade 6,
Grade 7