This fun holiday project was developed by Jane, a wonderful artist and teacher! Jane did this project with her drawing class and I liked it so much I used it too! This project works best for ages 6+.
Materials:
practice paper
pencil
Bristol paper
black crayon (or any color crayon)
white oil pastel
blue paint (thinned with water)
brown paint
dark brown paint
red paint
black paint
brushes
scrap paper
scissors
glue
Step One
Using the drawing sheet as a guide, practice drawing your reindeer. Pay close attention to how the shapes create a reindeer silhouette!
Step Two
Re-draw reindeer on Bristol paper and outline with crayon. Next, using a white oil pastel make white dots (snowflakes) all over the background. Paint over background with thinned blue acrylic paint (snowflakes should show through).
Step Three
Paint your reindeer! Brown paint for the chest, head, and ear. Dark brown for the antlers. Red for the nose and blue or dark brown for the eye. Time to outline! Outlining is great for bringing back features that might have gotten lost while painting. Outline using black paint on a small brush, older kids should practice using only the tip of the brush for a finer line!
Step Four
Decorate the antlers with cut paper ornaments! Voila! Crazy Reindeer is finished!
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