Grade 5 Winter Landscapes

Grade 5 students put many elements of art to use for this winter landscape project. We began by drawing LINES to create a FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND, AND BACKGROUND.
Masking tape was applied to block out where we didn't want paint. Those would be the trees and branches.
We painted using different VALUES of blue to create a MONOCHROMATIC COLOR SCHEME. To make the blue darker we added black to create a SHADE. For lighter blue we added white to create a TINT. 
When all the paint was dry we peeled off the tape to reveal white birch trees. To make the image more realistic we added some more shading to the trees and branches, then a touch of falling snow.

Have an awesome break!!