Birch Trees in Winter Art

On Monday we started an art piece called Birch Bark Art. It is when we got some masking tape then we trimmed it and made them look like trees. When we were done the trunks of the trees we used our scraps and made branches then put them on. And put it on the white paper then painted our sky over it and we also put salt over top of the paint to make it look better. Then when the sky dried on the paper we pulled the masking tape off and it would look like white Birch Bark trees. Then after that we put black oil pastel marks for the birch bark. Then we used a grey oil pastel and shaded in one side of the tree so it would look like a shadow. And if we wanted we could use a Q-tip and dipped into white paint and dabbed it onto the paper to make it look like snow falling. When we finished it all we left it overnight in our classroom and let it dry out. Then the next day they looked amazing!!! Ms.Wasney put them up on the wall for the parents to see at parent teacher.

Alyssa & Gavin