Mixed-Up Chameleons

Timeframe: 2 x 50 minute sessions
Materials:
- Paper (A4 or A3)
- Lead Pencil
- Black Permanent Marker (or felt pen/sharpie)
- Oils pastels (or substitute with felt pens, crayons or coloured pencils)
- Ink - or diluted food dye or very diluted acrylic paint. (If you don’t have access to any of these, then substitute with felt pens, crayons or coloured pencils)

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Step 1:
Use the Drawing guide below to draw your chameleon with a lead pencil.

Step 2:
Outline your finished chameleon with a black permanent marker.

**Optional step**
Give your chameleon some quirky personality by adding some accessories!

Step 3:
Use oil pastels (or alternative) to colour your chameleon. Think about a colour scheme. It could be warm colours, cool colours, complimentary colours, rainbow colours etc. Use some browns and ‘earthy’ colours to colour your branch.

Step 4:
Add some simple patterns into your background.

Step 5:
Use inks (or an alternative) to colour your background.

Alternative Materials Approach:
As an alternative to inks and oil pastels, use any of the alternatives listed at the start of the lesson. If you have no colours available, make it into a detailed Black and White artwork instead. Focus on creating patterns either within the chameleons body or into the background.

Stacked, Patterned Teacups

This project will work ideally on A3 white paper, but you can use whatever you have available.

Step 1: Draw your teacups(in the centre of your page) using the 'How to' instructions. DON'T add your patterns just yet, if you have inks or watercolours available to paint with. If you don't have any, then do your patterns in pencil first and then outline with a black marker.

Step 2: If you have ink/watercolours, paint each cup a different colour,leave to dry and then add different patterns to each cup(use pencil first and then outline with black marker). If you don't have inks/watercolours, then colour over the top of your outlined patterns with coloured pencil.

Step 3:Add a line to show the table that your teacups are sitting on. Colour your table with one, solid colour. Add a picture frame to the 'wall' in the background and add a mini version of your teacups picture.

Step 4: Add some colour (with inks, watercolours or coloured pencils) to your background. You can also add a pattern to your background if you choose.

Collaborating with Nature

This is a great project to make use of whatever outdoor space you have. If you are able, have a look at some examples of Nature/Ephemeral Art and the art of Day Schildkret. 'Spring Awakening' - Day Schildkret, 2018

Process: Use a container to collect a number of natural items from the garden. Try to find items that have fallen, rather than picking anything from living plants. Make sure you have an adult o check that all of your items are safe to use. Project 1:Use you items to create an image. It could be a face, a landscape or just a pattern. Get an adult to take a photograph of your finished artwork. Project 2: Use the same items and glue them down with PVA glue onto a piece of paper or card (you could use the back of a cereal box. Use a pencil to draw extra details to incorporate your natural items into a finished picture.

Class Samples: