Look at the world like Pablo Picasso did, analyzing geometric patterns. Create a Cubist still life, focusing on the shapes you see with your Picasso viewpoint.
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Look at one of Picasso's early Cubist works, such as <i>Pot, Glass and Book</i>, or "Green Pan and Black Bottle." Find geometric shapes in the paintings.
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Arrange a simple still life on a table with objects that interest the age group. Stuffed animals, building blocks, and toy cars might interest young children.
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Find geometric shapes in the still life. Describe them to each other.
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Draw these geometric shapes, using a different color Crayola® Oil Pastel for each shape. Complex forms, such as a teddy bear, will have several geometric shapes, each in a different color of pastel.
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Cover your work area with newspaper. Wet one completed object with a Crayola Paint Brush and clear water. Then fill a brush with one color of Crayola Washable Watercolors and paint the wet surface. The wash will unify the individual geometric shapes into
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Fill each of the remaining objects with a wash of watercolor.
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