Image is copyrighted - used here without permission and will be removed at artist's request.	Watercolor Batik: You could do it this lesson with white glue outline on white paper - or with white crayon - or masking fluid. The lesson would involve taking pictures around the school yard/parking lot - a day with strong shadows is best. Use the digital pictures for the paintings - abstract - break up negative space as much as you want. This adult image is only here as a reference until a student made work arrives. I do not recall the name of the artist. Send in an example if you do this lesson. Sue Galos used Rubber Cement
		Submitted by Connie Ferguson Watercolors a la Dürer: (See lesson plan to on IAD). Student studied the print Rhinoceros by Albrecht Dürer (engraving that Dürer did from a description of a rhinoceros). Student drew an animal of their choice on watercolor paper - leaving a border to be stamp printed. Fanciful patterns were added to the animal and an eraser stamp was cut to compliment the patterns. Student stamped the border by coloring the stamp with watercolor markers. Shown is 8th grade sample.
		Submitted by Ken Schwab Figure Abstract - 1960's Peter Max - Students made several contour drawing figure studies then combined them into one composition. After studying the work of Peter Max and the Beatles Yellow Submarine, they added patterns and words to their compositions. Colors were chosen subjectively. This is a high school sample of work. Lesson is adaptable to middle school. (lesson plan) Also use Oscar Martinez for inspiration
	Submitted by Ken Schwab Endangered Species Montage Students research an endangered animal of their choice. After finding several views, they created a composition combining at least three views - including one focus down image for interest. Compositions were rendered in pen an dink and watercolor. This is a high school example - adaptable to middle school.
		Submitted by Woody Duncan Textured Watercolor Collage - -Adobe Churches - Complete lesson plan on Woody's site. Students drew Adobe churches on quality water color paper. torn paper collage elements were added. Modeling paste textures gave interest. After the collage was complete, student painted with watercolors. The modeling paste gave some nice results. This lesson was done with 8th grades and is adaptable to high school.
		Submitted by Samantha Shelly "Leaving the White" This is a project I call "Leaving the White" Students have previous knowledge of watercolor techniques Painting must include Students are to come up with design that overlaps shapes. (abstract, landscape, etc) Each individual shape uses a watercolor technique. Using visual balance, leave some shapes completely white try to stick with a color harmony. (sometimes you have to deviate)  (See detail image)
		Submitted by Holly Kincade Winter Wonderland This is a watercolor project that I have done with my middle school students... Masking areas of watercolor with tape to do a wash for the sky. Added texture and interest is achieved with salt to give a snowy effect. The salt also adds a little glimmer. Dry Brush techniques are discussed for texture on the trees. From Judy: Make connections to Grandma Moses and Currier and Yves.
Lesson from School Arts or Arts and Activities		Submitted by Linda Hoffett Wet-on-Wet Flower Collage  This flower garden that has an impressionistic quality.  Students first do a watercolor wash on a background sheet, using mostly cool (lots of greens) colors and adding salt and paint splatters for texture.  Next they do a couple pages of flowers, using mostly wet on wet techniques -- varying shapes, sizes, colors, etc.  Next they tear out the flowers, arrange them on the background and glue.  The last step is to add stems and grass and a few more paint spatters.
		Submitted by Carol O'Neil Watercolor Note Cards Fundraiser First I ordered 200lb watercolor paper from Cheap Joes. I cut it down some on my Rota-trim. Volunteer students came after school and we wet the large sheets with water and squirted liquid watercolors on them and sometimes added salt for crystallizing.

Submitted by Barbara Yalof Fun with Glue - Watercolor with glue out line Barbara go this idea from Arts & Activities Magazine article written by Paula Guhin. Students outline floral compositions with glue - allow to dry then paint with wet-n-wet watercolor.  Materials: • Good-quality watercolor paper • White glue in squeeze-bottles • Watercolor paints and brushes • Extra-fine black pens (optional - Barbara likes the look without) Any subject can be used. Barbara chose to use flowers from life as well. Students draw directly with the glue - making flowing contour lines (no pencil lines). When the glue is dry - fill in with wet in wet watercolor. Optional - accent with fine point black markers. Outline both sides of glue and interior shapes made by watercolors.

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From Marian Coleman: We do 3 technique sheets (washes, special techniques and how to create whites) and then  an 11 x 14 landscape watercolor.  Students do a basic composition using photos on 11 x 14 white drawing paper.  Then they transfer to good paper using the window.  They must use their techniques in the landscape.

Watercolor collage is great too.  Create different colors/textures on watercolor paper, cut or tear and create the subject. We've done natural subjects such as animals, fish, birds, flowers etc.  Keep the subject simple for best results.  See collage landscape lesson on Incredible Art Department.

From Randy Menninghaus: Out of focus water colors. You have  to have access to a slide projector...and some images. I had slides I had taken of various subjects, a window with vegetation around it, a simple landscape, some of my irises in my garden. I imagine if you had any image it would do.

Students had to do three pieces of postcard sized water color paper brushes, water, watercolors, paper towel. Dim lights. Tell them to work fast.

1. Day one show image out of focus. Give them 8-10 per image.  Do at least two images. first Instructions.  Use wet on wet to capture the sense of the image. No black in trays
2. Day two tighten focus a bit  Do the same ten minute per image. More than one image.  Begin to loosely define the image.
3. Day three tight focus. They see image.  Refine the  details.  Don't start over, just resolve what you have - ten minutes each - do all images.

Water color postcards: Create a list of water color techniques - sponging, salt, wet on wet, gradations, dry brush, saran wrap scrunched on wet wash, tissue lift off.  Do sampler. Final image,  cut up your samplers and create a small collage  landscape using the bits of the now dry samplers. I had two examples pre made.

Draw a face:  Can be a self portrait. Using tracing paper repeat 3 times in a grid format - so you have a Warhol like image of four. Ink over with permanent ink.  Apply water color washes.  Go for four different moods.

Wet on wet images:   Tape paper down.  Dampen. Using soft puddles color do a wet on wet.  Let dry.  Look at them. Work into them using pen and ink.Any subject matter.... Landscape doodle...still life, flowers.

From Ellen Sears: Several years ago we did some experimental watercolor - special effects, washes... two sheets of paper, then numbered and cut into strips and wove -
also made baskets with lids (think rectangular prisms.)

This year my 7th graders did crayon rubbings on 18 x 24 paper - both sides - water color, salt, scrapings, more rubbings, stampings... tore the paper into 'pages' (9" x 6") - piano hinged for the binding and added small origami books, scraps of sketches, lots of stuff to the pages - then searched for descriptive passages in text - retyped, cut apart and collaged
in the books. We got in a lot of techniques, color theory, textures... and they were beautiful...  so if everyone is tired - this may be a nice way to get some watercolor in. 

Lesson Plans for Watercolor:

This lesson uses many experimental techniques.

Georgia O'Keeffe Watercolor Flowers See Ken Schwab's student work and Sue Galos'.

Sue Galos - Watercolor Lessons

Linda Fields - Watercolor Techniques

Mark Andersons Watercolor Handouts -Lessons for Elementary