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3rd grade double fish project

2/19/2015

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3rd grade students did two fish projects using totally different materials. 

 The first were clay slab fish.  To make these, each student started with a slab of clay and they had to cut the clay into different shapes and layer to make a fish.  Adding texture using different materials and techniques was the focus during this process.  Students used texture plates, knives, forks, stamps, marker tops, etc to do this.  After the fish were fired in the kiln, we used an oil pastel resist method to add color to the fish.  They started by using oil pastels to cover the fish in bright colors.  After the fish was nice and colorful, we used watered down acrylic paint to completely cover the fish.  When rinsed under water, the oil pastels show through and the paint covers the areas that were not colored.  These turned out AMAZING.  
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For the second fish project, 3rd graders selected a photo of a fish that they liked.  They tried their best to use observation skills and create a life-like fish drawing.  They began by drawing the outline with pencil and moved on to use oil pastels.  Rather than covering the whole fish with the pastels like they did on the clay, they just drew the outlines and textures such as scales, stripes, etc.  After the oil pastel, students used watercolor paints-plain and neon-the create the most realistic fish possible.  Students had to focus on showing highlights and shadows seen in their fish image and tried to really capture the different colors seen in the photograph.  After these were all done, I spent time cutting them all out and hanging them in the hallway to create a fun underwater scene. These turned out really amazing as well.  Definitely a project that I will continue in future years.
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7 Comments
Vicki link
6/5/2017 04:28:49 am

These are great. I'm going to try it during an art camp that I teach. Thank you.

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Annie
6/5/2017 07:54:10 am

Thanks! Super fun projects.

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Elyzabeth Wilder
6/27/2017 05:05:51 am

These are awesome. What kind of clay did you use? I'm assuming it had to dry before using the oil pastels - yes? Thank y o u!

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Kari
7/7/2017 08:17:59 pm

Did you fire them or air dry

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Sara
1/4/2020 06:35:57 am

Thanks for sharing. I love the oil pastel effect on the fish!

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Rachel
2/18/2020 10:46:36 am

Love these clay fish!!!

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Ramona
4/21/2020 12:24:09 pm

Teaching remotely has given me a chance to look at some great art examples. Will do this one next year. Nice!

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