A fun, accessible workshop that can be easily adjusted to suit students of all ages. Lots of room for individuality and freedom to play within a structure that sets participants up for success The project uses safe, affordable materials and all the creativity you want to bring to it!

Focusing on line and shape with a secondary focus on colour, Brilliant Birds will be created by exploring possibilities, brainstorming and designing our own unique style. Chalk drawing is done on a black background and then painted in with acrylic. Once dry, students will be shown how to use their chalk drawing as a resist technique creating bold black outlines as they wash the chalk away. This step by step drawing and painting workshop will be continued over the course of 3 days and will encourage students to make choices along the way, allowing for unique and individual results at the end.

Day 1: Prepare Black Canvas & Design Individual Brilliant Birds 90 minutes
Day 2 : Drawing Your Birds In White Chalk & Painting Our Brilliant Birds 90 minutes
Day 3: Wash Off Chalk, Touch Up Eyes and Add Highlights. Finish Off with an “Art Gallery” in Classroom to Share Your Work. Celebrate Each Other’s Unique, “Brilliant Bird” Paintings.

Materials list:
1 primed black canvas/cardboard/watercolour paper per student
acrylic paint
brushes (Medium and small)
water cans/containers
1 white chalk per student
paper towels or rags for washing off chalk
plastic table coverings
aprons or smock/student
blow dryers (to speed up drying process if desired)