"This little video shows you how to use the melted crayon technique on a
die cut and then etch into it to bring out details. The etched lines may
then be covered in crayon again to darken them or left as light lines.
The die cut is available from www.paperthreads.com; just laury
For a limited time I will be giving away the die cut files for this little fish on my blog justlaury.paperthreads.com
( by downloading the little fish you are agreeing to abide by my terms of use as listed on my blog)"
Music is from superfan2010.com
Carly Comando's Cordelias Lullaby
find more of Carly's music at www.deepelm.com or on itunes video by Laury Vaden
I've included the video below so that teachers and parents can show the video and then talk with their student or
child about the colors and characteristics they see in the real Nubian goats
before making selections of materials to color their own picture.
This coloring page is from the one from one of the earliest coloring books published in the United States. The author was George Weatherly and the illustrator Kate Greenaway, "The little folks nature paint book" was published in 1880.
In the 1800s coloring books included poems and stories as well as coloring pages. Students were expected to use watercolors to fill in the illustrations instead of crayons.
You can paint this coloring page with watercolors if you print it out on water color paper. This is a sturdier paper with a slight texture that "grips" the watery paints so that these will not run or pool all over the paper's surface.
"A video about one of the first famous Children's Literature authors,
Kate Greenaway. The video reveals how colored children's books were
made, using wood blocks that had the pictures and text etched out in
them."
Elephants are ubiquitous in Western popular culture as emblems of the exotic
because their unique appearance and size sets them apart from other
animals and because, like other African animals such as the giraffe, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, they are unfamiliar to Western audiences. Popular culture's stock references to elephants rely on this exotic uniqueness. For instance, a "white elephant" is a byword for something expensive, useless and bizarre.
As characters, elephants are relegated largely to children's literature, in which they are generally cast as models of exemplary behavior, but account for some of this branch of literature's most iconic characters.
Many stories tell of isolated young elephants returning to a close-knit community, such as:
More than other exotic animals, elephants in fiction are surrogates for humans, with their concern for the community and each other depicted as something to aspire to in stories like:
Print and color my elephant below after watching the video of the elephant in this post. Look carefully at the color of his skin and how you might shade in different areas of his body and the rocks that surround him in order to make him look three dimensional. I have shaded parts of him already to help you get started.
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in Le Claire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US Army as a scout. One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill became famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.
Newspaper ad from 1902 about Buffalo Bill
William Frederick Cody ("Buffalo Bill") got his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Cody earned the nickname by killing 4,280 American bison (commonly known as buffalo) in eighteen months, (1867–1868).
Cody and William Comstock competed in a buffalo-shooting match over the
exclusive right to use the name, which Cody won by killing 68 bison to
Comstock's 48.
Cody had documented service as a soldier during the Civil War and as Chief of Scouts for the Third Cavalry during the Plains Wars. He claimed to have had many jobs, including as a trapper, bullwhacker, "Fifty-Niner" in Colorado, a Pony Express rider in 1860, wagonmaster, stagecoach
driver, and a hotel manager, but historians have had difficulty
documenting them, and he may have fabricated some for publicity.
He became world famous for his Wild West shows, which toured in Great Britain and Europe. Audiences were enthusiastic about seeing a piece of the American West. The adventure story writer Emilio Salgari met Buffalo Bill in Italy, saw his show, and later featured him as a hero in some of his novels. Read more . . .
"This is an experiment of mine, being a compilation of the footage of the
Buffalo Bill Wild West Show shot by the Thomas Edison film company. The
source is the Library of Congress' American Memory archives, and the
footage of the parade, Annie Oakley, Native American dancing and bronc
riding is everything on there I could find related to Buffalo Bill. The
music is a recording of a turn-of-the-century Pianola roll."
"Buffalo Bill The Hero Horseman who has ridden from ocean to ocean; from the Rio Grande to the Danube;
o'er mountain peaks and plains, thus saluting more people than any other living man. You will find him in the
saddle twice daily, rain or shine." This drawing originated from an actual newspaper ad of Buffalo Bill's
Wild West Show in 1902. Enjoy coloring part of America's western past.
" Now available for purchase. "Coloring with Block Crayons" offers block
crayon coloring lessons by the author of the book "Coloring with Block
Crayons." In the DVD she will teach basic techniques and the ins and
outs of drawing landscapes, plants, animals and people."
I am particularly interested in listing individual artists here who post original collections. Does this apply to you? Secondly, because my traffic is family oriented, please do not write and suggest pages with adult content. If you would like to have a link here and your pages are original, you may make a suggestion to pickandprintgallery@yahoo.com
Sesame
Street Coloring Pages - Sesame Street Print and color or color online all your child's friends from Sesame Street. This site also features live events about Sesame Street across the United States and takes visitors behind the scenes of Sesame Street. Actor interviews, special interactive features, everyone will enjoy these coloring pages.
Phee McFaddelldraws charming fairies and also offers paper masks for visitors both young and old to color.
Crayon Palace is my coloring blog for both school children and adults. There are a wide variety of topics. Visitors may print unlimited numbers of pages for educational institutions, home school and retirement centers for the elderly!
Coloring
Castle offers a wide selection of original coloring pages. Many of the coloring pages will appeal to older children and adults as well as young children. The mandalas are exceptional, so I have linked directly to these here.
Daily
Coloring Pages has advanced coloring pages for adults. These are far less common on the internet, so I've included a link here for those of you searching for free resources to share in retirement facilities and hospitals.
Yellow Bird Project : Indie Rock Coloring Book "Andy J. Miller, a talented illustrator, collaborated with YBP to produce this unique expression of art and music." An artistic coloring book for those of you who love to be challenged and also for the collector I think.
Artist
Coloring Page - Boy
Artist - Twisty Noodle For those of you who still believe that coloring pages are for kids only, I've included here a site for young children. Many of these resources are actually from very old clip art files. However, the site is put together very well and the images have been thoroughly cleaned and maintained. Parents can apply for a membership as well.
HeyHey Colors - street art based ipad colouring book
app HeyHey Apps is a Belgian based software company creating apps for kids. The artwork of street artist Bue the Warrior is featured here and I love his collection. This site is very appealing to adults as well as children.
Britto Coloring
Book This coloring book based upon the artworks of Romero Britto. Teach little ones about color and pattern.
Free Educational Coloring
Pages This coloring book features famous works of art and facts about the artist. Another collection that is valuable as a teaching resource.
Kathleen Rietz - Children's Book Illustrator "I'm a freelance artist, photographer, writer and art teacher. My hope is to make a positive difference in the world." Her collection is very appealing to parents and kids. The pages are original to her alone.
The Doll Coloring Book is our family blog about all kinds of doll play. Featured there is a large collection of doll coloring pages and paper dolls.
Cartoons and Free Printable Coloring Pages by Maui Artist,
Guy ... "
Guy Junker
is a Maui Artist known for his
petroglyph paintings but before
his fine art carreer he was a
cartoonist and illustrator.
This site not only contains many
of his cartoon prints but also
his
online
Coloring
Book Club which
features
stacks of Free Printable
Coloring Pages for your kids.
This is a great resource for
teachers, parents and
grandparents." Love it.
Jeannie Vodden Art
» Coloring pages Coloring pages by Jeannie Vodden are original and available in large file format. The mermaid is my favorite!
Between the Lines A Coloring Book "lively
new collection of work by Vito Acconci, Rita Ackermann, John
Baldessari, Jeremy Blake, Will Cotton, R. Crumb, Keith Haring, Sol
LeWitt, Robert Longo, John Lurie, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jason
Middlebrook, Julian Opie, Laura Owens, Alexis Rockman, Kenny Scharf,
William Wegman and John Wesley, among others." Published by
RxArt is a not-for-profit organization. Adults and collectors will love it.
Dulemba Coloring Pages Free coloring pages available here from illustrator, Elizabeth O. Dulemba. Coloring images are for young children and feature literacy and holiday topics.
The Coloring Barn A free collection of kids coloring pages, all subjects, all original to the site as far as I can tell. The collection is nicely done.
Creative Cuties An original coloring page collection by artist Heather Sybil Chavez. Ms. Chavez is from Pasadena, California. Her work is very stylized.
Free Coloring Pages from Nicole Nicole Florian draws many subjects for children to color. She also sells ebooks. Her style is very distinctive and her collection is large.
Pilgrims (US), or Pilgrim Fathers (UK), is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist English Dissenters who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 16th–17th century Holland in the Netherlands.
Concerned with losing their cultural identity, the group later arranged
with English investors to establish a new colony in North America. The
colony, established in 1620, became the second successful English
settlement (after the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607) and later the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in what was to become the United States of America. The Pilgrims' story of seeking religious freedom has become a central theme of the history and culture of the United States.
Leona's Art Class. Learn to create fun and easy art projects for kids of
all ages. Do try this at home! Please visit leonasartclass.blogspot.com
Child art using the same method demonstrated above.
Below is a sample of the same coloring technique used to make a picture of a very hungry caterpillar. This little artist was in second grade when she drew this picture. Teachers and/or parents may also use a similar technique replacing the black crayon with black poster paint or tempera paints. You may find that this simplifies the last step and covers the surface of your etching paper more thoroughly. Also, little hands can tire before the prep on this project is finished and the painted surface is a alternative that saves tired arms and fingers! Etch your picture then on the following day.
You may also use a coloring sheet as a outline to begin your crayon etching. Simply place a coloring sheet on top of the finished, dry, black surface of the paper and press firmly while tracing the outline of your coloring picture with a pencil. Do this on a hard surface, like a wooden table. Then lift the coloring sheet off the etching paper and begin to scratch off areas inside and out of the outline transfer to create a fun design.
