KIDS
Young Artists (l-r): Callie Pacheco, Age 10, Hudson Pacheco, Age 10, Austin Orlando, Age 8, Sophie Pacheco, Age 8, Abbie Pacheco, Age 7.
CORNER
With Carol Peters
CAROL PETERS is an
award-winning art
instructor who is highly
skilled at bringing
innovative, creative art
alive for both young
and old.
For more tips and information for the Kids Corner
art projects, visit caroloncreativity.com/
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Pastel Using a Stencil
Using pastel/chalk is always fun! We are using a stencil to create
mountains on black foam board. I like using black as it makes the
colors pop. The result is unexpected because you apply several col-
ors on the stencil and push to blend to make new colors, also called
COLOR MIXING. It’s fun because your pressure and movement of
hand to push the color away from the stencil onto the black paper is
so individual. There is no right or wrong.
Enjoy the process. Always praise your child. Engage your child
in conversation. Suggestions: “Do you see where the sky meets the
land? That is called the HORIZON LINE.” Ask your child if they
have a memory of going for a drive to the mountains.
Talk about a trip you may have taken or a drive to someone’s
house. When you are driving the road ahead of you seems to get
smaller and smaller; this is called PERSPECTIVE. We drew the road
making it converge on the HORIZON LINE.
Engaging your child to remember the sights, sounds, smells of
what they are drawing makes the drawing more real. Suggested
questions: What is the difference when you drive in the mountains
than in town? Noises, colors, number of cars, sights?
When the artwork is finished, stand back and feel proud! The
process and being free to create is everything!
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
SPRING 2020
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