Paint like Matisse

Learn how to paint like Matisse by making a simple notwithstanding life, calculation lots of patterns, and then covering with pretty watercolors.

Henri Matisse was famous for his use of color in his paintings. In fact, he and Picasso (who were friends for a bit) were considered the best in the biz in their time.

In this simple watercolor resist projection, students can not only learn a bit well-nigh the art history, they can as well make apply of four Elements of Art. They volition demand to utilise LINES to draw their nonetheless life SHAPES, add together crayon lines with TEXTURE, and fill with bright COLORS. Four simple words, but they add then much to students fine art vocabulary, if they tin say, "I like the patterns and texture in this work of art" instead of "I like this painting because it is pretty."

MATERIALS

• Draw like Matisse PDF (click to download)
• Watercolor paper
• Crayons
• Liquid watercolor pigment

DIRECTIONS

Time needed:i hour.

How to Draw like Matisse

  1. Describe a vase.

  2. Add a center flower.

  3. Draw the right flower.

  4. Add together the left flower.

  5. Draw a table (with a apartment, circular view).

  6. Add together the wall and flooring lines.

  7. Trace with permanent black mark.

  8. Make patterns with crayons (press difficult!). Color the flowers.

  9. Pigment over the crayons with watercolor.

More Matisse Inspiration

Matisse Design Painting by Owen, 4th grade