Supplies
Crayola Marker (blue, black or another dark color)
Watercolor Paper or Normal Paper
Water in a cup
Small round paintbrush
Paper Towel
Steps
1. Draw 5 2D shapes (Circle, square, rectangle, triangle, star)
2. Turn the 2D shapes into 3D shapes with watercolor brush and water as well as perspective
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3. Draw a Panda Bear with me using geometric shapes
4. Add shadows with watercolor paintbrush and water
Adaptions
For younger children draw only 3 Shapes, circle, square and triangle
Extensions
Make geometric shapes out of play dough or clay
Find 4 geometric objects and 4 organic objects and draw them
Cut geometric shapes out of color paper and glue them to another paper in an interesting
arrangement
Cut out organic shapes out of color paper and glue them to another paper in an interesting
arrangement
Make Tangrams
Artists to look at
Vera Molnar
Paul Klee
Piet Mondrian
Henri Mattisse
Books
Triangle by Mac Barnett
Circle by Mac Barnett
Square by Mac Barnett
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Bulldozers Shapes by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Homework
Draw an animal you like using geometric shapes
Vocabulary
Geometric shapes
Organic shapes
2d shapes
This tutorial was made by McCall Johnson for Mr Otter Studio
Music A Piano Tale by Immersive Music
Purchased music license from PremiumBeat.com
3d shapes