#Skull sketch mod#
I set up a table in the back of the room with scissors, glue and some Mod Podge. Then they added the flowers around the skull. To start, kids cut their sugar skulls from the white paper and glued to a 11″ x 14″ sheet of black paper. The idea is to cut flower shapes from colored paper and place around the skull. Adding Marigoldsįlowers, especially marigolds, are a big part of Day of the Dead. Some decided to leave the skull white while others colored the entire skull. They are wonderful despite the fact that over a dozen were damaged (no ink!). I just purchased packs of Prismacolor markers.
#Skull sketch how to#
To help the kids make sharp lines, sit down with the “scribblers” and show how to connect lines and not leave lines hanging. Most students in 5th grade will have the drawing skills to create a really good skull but some few, won’t. Now that the child has a head complete with eyes, a nose and some teeth, they can mix and match the photocopies and add their own decorations. This isn’t completely necessary but the kids loved getting out of their chairs and moving around. It sometimes helps to trace the lines up against a sunny window. Confused? It’s easier to do it than explain it! Once you show your students, they will understand right away, so don’t over think it. Trace over these lines then invert the paper and retrace the lines.
The paper should look like a book with the front cover blank and the inside should show the skull drawing. When the paper is closed, the skull lines will show through the front paper. Tracing the Skullįold the paper so that the skull drawing is now on the inside. Draw circles/ovals for eyes, nose shape and teeth. You want to see half of the skull.įold the 12″ x 9″ drawing paper in half vertically and draw the contour lines of the skull with a black marker. Divide the coloring book photo-copy in half vertically, aligning the two sides of the skull and not the paper corners. I photocopied about 5 different front-view skulls from the coloring book and allowed each child to choose their own skull. I purchased a very cool coloring book at the beginning of the school year and used the drawings as a starter to this line drawing lesson. It’s truly a wonderful, family-oriented, not to mention very colorful event! Here in Santa Barbara, there are festivals that celebrate this Mexican and South American holiday where children can decorate their own sugar skulls and other art activities. The Sugar Skull is a symbol of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a holiday in the beginning of November that honors the life of a loved one who has died.
#Skull sketch plus#
Sugar skull line drawings are a great lesson in which to teach symmetry, line and pattern, plus a dive into the South American culture.
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