Mountain Landscapes

Deep in the country of Mexico lies the Sierra Madre Mountain range.  While preparing for our Fine Arts Festival  -The Mexican Marketplace and Tropical Rainforest-my 5th grade students created these beautiful mountain landscapes that included at least 3 landscape details. 

DETAILS

such as: horizon line, foreground with trees and plants, middle ground with hills, smaller trees, rivers or streams, and background with mountains, sky etc.

SKETCH

First, students used pencils to sketch out their drawings, 

PAINT
next they painted with tempera paints, I brought out the egg cartons filled with lots of colors

students started with the warm colors first

 
then continued painting with the cool colors

It is all in the details...
Some added cabins with snow capped mountains,  

while others added streams and rivers, 

OUTLINE

once the vibrant landscape paintings were dried, 

students outlined all the details with black tempera paint

 TEXTURE

lastly, oil pastels were added for texture

ADMIRE

I love seeing the beautiful colors hanging in the hallway...

MATERIALS
12 x 18 sulphite paper
premium tempera paint
brushes thin and wide
oil pastels

these materials are all you need to create beautiful mountain landscapes! Create and Enjoy!

Laura