Thanksgiving Turkey Watercolor Pencil Art Project

Thanksgiving Turkey Watercolor Pencil Art Project

This is a FUN 1 Day Thanksgiving themed art project I did with my After School Art Class for this the Fall session. I found this adorable project on Pinterest from Willow Art Center for Arts & Learning (although the project is no longer on their website). Since it was our last project, it needed to be completed in one class (1 hour), so I changed the medium from acrylics on a wood palette to watercolor pencil on paper.

Here is how we did it…

Supplies: 12×18″ Watercolor paper or Tagboard (either will work fine), Crayola Watercolor Colored Pencils, paint brushes, water cups, paper towels

Optional Pre-Project Activity: Watercolor Pencil Worksheet

Instructions:

1. Turn paper vertically.
2. Use a small Styrofoam plate or palette to draw the head of the turkey slightly off the page.
3. Draw in the face, hat (so he looks like a turkey pilgrim).
4. Draw in the body & feathers. Add either “Give Thanks” or feathers to his body.
5. Use watercolor pencils to color in the picture, then apply water over individual colors. DO NOT spread the paint brush by wiping it over the entire paper-this will just muddy the colors and make it sloppy!

Here are some project in progress:

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