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Underwater Resist

The process of painting over waxy or oily materials like crayons or oil pastels.

Students sketched underwater animals and their habitats in their visual journals. Then on watercolor paper, they used oil pastels to draw their animals. They left white spaces that they painted with watercolors.

1. Content Standard: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.

Achievement Standard :
Students
a. select media, techniques, and processes; analyze what makes them affective or not affective in communicating ideas; and reflect upon the effectiveness of their choices
b. intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of *art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas