Van Gogh wax resist

Materials:
paper
pencil
crayons
tempera paint
paint brush

Instructions:
Students looked at two examples of VanGogh's work, Starry Night and Sunflowers. We discussed how each image was formed by short and thick brush strokes.

Students were asked what they thought wax resist meant, where wax came from, and what resist meant.

Students were asked to sketch a outline of either Starry Night or Sunflowers. Very basic representations of each area, and general placement of objects. Using crayons (wax) and short strokes, they would then 'paint' their pictures. This must be done with short HARD strokes to seal the paper with wax. Students are given only a limited number of colors, and no blue for Sunflowers and no black for Starry Night. Students were asked to leave the areas were they would use those colors blank and to use a white crayon for the parts they wanted white.

When students were finished with the crayons, they were given either watered down blue or black paint. They were instructed on how to load a paint brush, wipe of excess, and then wash their drawing.

Review:
wax resist
paint wash