4th Grade Watercolor Glass Bottles

4th grade students practice drawing 3D bottles of different shapes and sizes. For this lesson we emphasize the concept creating a balanced composition of forms (3D shapes), lines and colors. Our project goals include making use of the entire picture plane, creating the illusion of transparency or translucency in the bottles and gaining technical proficiency in watercolor painting. Beyond those goals we learn how to keep our watercolor trays clean and ready for the next artist. Maintaining the art supplies is an important practice at all grade levels.