OCEAN WAVE ART LESSON Grade k-8

OCEAN WAVE ART LESSON Grade K-8 is available as a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD on ETSY & TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS

OCEAN WAVE ART LESSON can be used for grade K-8. Large or small painting surface, acrylic or tempera paints. So easy to use as a simple hour long project in class. Use as a large scale Studio Art project. An art camp project or after school Art Enrichment or Art Club project.

I’ve have done all of the above. Ocean Wave Art Lesson is a “no fail” art lesson. Even the youngest or newest of artists create frame worthy artworks. The special little touch of using their fingers to tap on the white foam of the wave, adds on to the individual uniqueness of their Ocean Wave.

In the classroom with younger grades, I stick to flat color for the sky, layering brush strokes on to the wave and topping off with white using fingers to create the foam of the wave.

For upper grades and in a Art Studio environment, we dive into blending additional color into the sky. I have even created backgrounds by plopping on colors and dragging cardboard across horizontally to create a fun layer of motion.

Brushstrokes, movement and blending can be the concept through out this lesson. Layering on the paint colors of the wave, placing brush strokes to follow the direction of the wave. Blending slightly as the brush stoke layers are being added on.

Using fingers or a brush to add on the white foamy water on the crest of the wave. I don’t think I’ve ever had a kid turn down using their fingers and opt for a brush.

The grand finale of splattering watered down white paint to the white foamy parts, to create the splashes of the water and mist coming off of the wave.