Zebra eyes!

I originally found the idea for this project over on Elementary Art Fun. I do these with 5th grade each year and it's a great lesson for teaching the color wheel, watercolor technique, as well as focusing (no pun intended!) on the parts of the eye and how to draw them properly. These are always a favorite! 

Zebras!

This is the project that never ends!  Seems like we've been working on these zebras in kindergarten forever!  I think the end result is worth it though!  Have a look!

Each set of stripes was one lesson so you can imagine how long these took! :)

Zebras!

Remember those zebras we were working on in 5th grade a few weeks ago?  Here they are! I encouraged them to use analogous colors in each stripe, but I had a couple of students that wanted theirs to look realistic, so I let them use black instead.   

Zebra surrealism in 5th grade

5th grade has been learning about abstract art and surrealism, so we've created these zebras with a closer view!  We discussed the parts of the eye and drew them together, then we had a lesson on color as well before beginning the painting.  The stripes will come later so check back when these are completed!