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1. Introduction and Supplies You Will Need: Oh Hi, friends. How are you? I hope you're having a
really great D today. I'd like to introduce
this project to you. This is a drawing and
watercolor painting a bee project that was
designed especially for kids. You do not need to have any drawing or painting experience at all to be successful
with this project. I will take you step by step
through all the steps that you need to take to create
this really cute B. Let's go over the supplies and the materials that you will
need for this project. The first thing
that you'll need is a piece of watercolor paper. You will need some
watercolor paints. You will need some
clean and clear water and a paintbrush. I use a paintbrush this size. But if you don't have that
available to you, that's okay. Just use what you
have. You will need either a black crayon
or a black oil pastel. I'm going to use a
black oil pastel for this project because
I like the thick line, but the black crayon
will work as well. You will need a paper towel and a mat to protect
your workspace. So go ahead and gather all of those supplies
and materials, and I'll see you back
here in just a minute.
2. Step 1: Draw a Little Bee: In this step, we are
going to draw our B. So go ahead and pick up either your black oil pastel or your black crayon.
Either one will do. I'm going to use my
black oil pastel because I like the thick line that
it's going to give me, so I like to use oil pastel. But crayon will work just fine. Alright, we're going to come
down maybe about six or 7 ". That will be maybe
about 10 centimeters. And then right here
in this space, we're going to make
an oval shape, but the edges, the corners are going to be a little
bit squared like this. All right? So it's kind of across between
a rectangle and an oval. Now, on top of this, we're going to make a shape
that looks like this. It's like a semicircle. Next, we are going
to make this part of his body down
here at the bottom, and we're going to
make two curved lines that meet at a point. So let's find the center
of this shape right here. Come straight down and make sure you're not hitting the bottom of the
piece of paper, but close to the bottom, and you'll make a small dot. The dot doesn't need to be very big because it's
just a guide dot. Okay? So what we're
going to do is come from this corner area down to
this dot with a curve line. Let me show you what I mean. So I start here. I
make a curve line. I'm going slowly and carefully, and I end up right
there at the dot. I'm going to do the same
thing on the other side. So I make a curve line. And then I stop at the dot. Now, down here at the bottom, if you'd like to make a little
stinger, you can do that. Just going to make a
short little stinger. Now we're going to come
back up to the bee's body. Let's make some oval
eyes here in the head. And then we're going to
make some stripes down here so that we can make
them black and yellow. So I'm going to just
make some stripes. Alright, now I'm going to
go back up to the top. I'm going to make some antenna. So those are just
straight lines coming up with a little dot at the top. So now I'm going to
make some wings, and they're going to
start about right here, and we're just going
to make straight lines almost to the end of our paper,
to the edge of our paper. But we're not quite
touching that. So straight lines your wings might be longer or
shorter than mine. So remember when
you're doing art, your art is going to be
different than mine, and it's going to be different
from your neighbors. So make sure that
you understand that. It's not going to look
exactly the same. And that's the good
thing about art. Alright, so now we're
going to start at this point right here at
the edge of this line, at the end of the line, and we're going to go
back into the body. So let me show you what I
mean with a curve line. We're going to come
down and come back up. And then the same thing
on the other side, come down and then come back up. All right. So on a B, we have wings that
are overlapping. So we're going to
make another wing, and it's going to
start right here at this point where the
wing touches the body, and we're just going
to make another wing, and it's going to be a
little bit more round. And it's going
through that line is going through the other wing. Okay? Because the
wings are transparent, that means you can
see through them. Okay? Alright, let's
make some legs. So we're going to make
some legs up here, some straight lines
with dots at the end. And then down here,
let's make some more, so straight lines, and then another straight
line coming down. Same on the other side. Now notice where I
came out for this leg. So I came out from right
underneath the wing. Now I'm going to make
the two last lengths, so I'm going to come
down just a little bit. I'm going to make a line
and then a straight line down with a little dot at the
end and same on this side. Alright, friends,
so that's it for the drawing portion of RB. When we come back, we will be doing some
watercolor painting.
3. Step 2: Paint the Bee Design: Alrighty, friends, in this step, we are going to apply
some watercolor paint to our be design. So one thing I want to
remind you of before we start painting is that if
you do use oil pastel, oil pastels are really soft
and they smear very easily. So you'll want to avoid
swiping your paper because that will just create some lines on your paper
that you might not want. So just be very aware of. Okay, so what we're going to do first is prepare our
watercolor paints. And the way that we prepare
our paints is to put one or two drops of water inside each of our
pans of paint. And that will soften
up the paint. It will dissolve the
paint a little bit, and then you can use
the paint more easily. It will come out of
its pan more easily. Okay, so let's talk
about the colors. So I'm going to be painting my B black and yellow
for the bee's body, and I'm probably going
to paint his eyes black, and I am going to paint the
wings maybe a light blue. And the background,
I'm not quite sure, maybe a combination of
colors. I'm not sure yet. So you decide the colors that you'd like to
use for your bee, and then you can go ahead
and start painting. Remember when you were painting. If you get your paint
a little bit out of the area that you were
intending to paint, it's okay. If you want to
remove that paint, you just take your
handy dandy paper towel and the place that you
want to lift the paint, you just touch it lightly
and then bring up the paint and then carry
on with your painting. Otherwise, you can just let the colors flow the way
that they want to flow. That's what I normally do. Okay, so I'm going
to start my painting and to make my black
eye stand out, I think I'm going to paint
this part of his head yellow, and then I will just
decide, let's see. I think maybe I will decide
to paint this part black, so I will leave it
until I use my black. Another tip that I have for
you for when you're using black is that black is a very
strong and powerful color. So it's always a good idea to make sure that you
use the black last, if you're using it with a lot
of other colors if you can. And the reason why is
because sometimes it will overpower all of
the other colors if it starts running around. So it's completely up to you, but that's what I'm
going to choose to do. Also, it will make your
water muddier faster. Okay? So I'm going to be applying all my
other colors first, and then I'm going to
apply my black last. One more thing as I'm
painting these wings, I want my wings to be a
really light blue because it's more of a transparent
part of his body. So I'm not using a lot of paint. I'm using a lot of water. That's a little bit dark. Darker than I wanted, so I'm lightening it
up with my water. And if I feel like
it's still too dark, I'll take my handy
dandy paper towel and touch very lightly, and it brings up
some of the paint. Should I rub it? No,
because that will smear your oil pastels. Okay. I'll see you back
here in just a minute. No. Alrighty, friends, I finished with my B painting. I like how it turned
out. In the background, as you can see, I used a few different
colors. I used yellow. I used these two
different greens, and I used a turquoise
color down here. Now, you might not
have the same colors that I do, and that's okay. Just use what you
have available to you to make your
stunning artwork. Alrighty friends,
I hope that you enjoyed this lesson.
I'll see you next time.
Em Winn, Teacher, Art Instructor, Artist
