This monster drawing makes teaching adjectives a ton of fun!
Kids will experiment with oil pastels and create textures to match adjectives like shaggy and bumpy.
See my 3 favorite texture ideas in this blog post with step-by-step photos for each one.
Media Experiments
You might want to start this lesson out by having students experiment with different media or different techniques. This page is included in Monster Drawing & Coloring Using Textures & Adjectives. Along with the drawing and coloring pages in this lesson, you get a page of monster adjectives and texture ideas.
Art Supplies
I made the media experiments and monsters in this blog post with various combinations of watercolors, oil pastels and mineral oil. This is my first time trying out Maped oil pastels. I like that they are thick and go on very sooth. I can also appreciate that they are triangular and less likely to roll off the table.
Monster Drawing Steps
This monster uses oil pastels and watercolors to make a kind, colorful, bumpy monster.
Monster with a Shaggy Texture
These monsters use oil pastels that were textured with a q-tip dipped in mineral oil. As a result, the oil pastel has a texture that looks like brushstrokes. For this reason, the word I used to describe this texture is shaggy.
Monster Drawing with a Furry Texture
I’ve used green, blue, and yellow oil pastels for the friendly, green, furry monster. I used a paper towel to blend the colors together to create a light green. On top of the light green, I added red lines to make a furry looking texture.
You can get more information about the
Monster Adjectives: Fun Drawing & Texture Art Lesson in my TpT store.
Quetions
- Have you ever tried having students experiment with art media?
- What art supplies do you have on hand that would be good for creating textures?
Looking for Texture Ideas?
Making Texture Plates:
- Texture Rubbing Idea: File Folder Texture Plate
- Making Texture Plates from Paper Punches
- Texture Plate for Monster Drawing
Texture Blog Posts
- Artist Trading Cards with Monsters & Textures
- Monster Drawing with Textures and Adjectives
- Contrasting Colors Monster Texture Rubbing
- Textures in Watercolor: Monster & Contrasting Colors
- Turkey Drawing Easy Thanksgiving Art Project
- Op Art Coloring with Mess-Free Techniques!
- Descriptive Words in Art with Kids
- Shamrock Coloring Pages with Mixed Media
- Picasso Art Project Technique
The Benefits of Drawing
Use this infographic to display in your room or share with parents, administrators, or other teachers as a way to point out some of the academic benefits of learning to draw. While they are not the only reason for using drawing as part of a balanced curriculum, they are certainly worthy of celebrating and may help you advocate for including drawing as part of your art or classroom learning experiences.
You can read more about The Benefits of Drawing in this blog post.
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