materials
- watercolor sketchbook or watercolor paper
- blue.black.white tempera paint or any basic poster paint
- large paintbrushes
- pages from a book or newspaper
- black felt tip marker or pen
- glue stick
step no.1
- divide sketchbook into 5 parts with thermosphere as the largest section
- paint layers from black at the top to a light gray blue on the bottom. We really enjoyed mixing these colors and seeing all the beauty that came from simply mixing blue, black, and white. have fun!
link to nasa kid’s website for layers of the atmosphere
STEP NO.2
- DRAW!
- we drew on book pages. i purchased the 1911 edition of the boy scout handbook for the purpose of tearing apart for art and design. I like most of the illustrations and the text. it’s $4.71 on amazon. newspaper, trader joes flyers, etc… are great too.
- we are excited to welcome our first guest artist to give a tutorial! our friend, emmett put together an excellent tutorial on how to draw a space shuttle. get your rulers ready!
- we used art for kids hub to help us with our astronaut and airplane
- outline your pencil drawings in thin felt tip marker or pen.
STEP NO.3
- cut out drawings
- label layers of the atmosphere and add other detailed information
- use glue stick to adhere
studiodn2.com 