1pieceWhite Drawing Paper12" x 18" or 9" x 12" works well
Instructions
Draw vertical lines across the page. Use the width of the ruler and start on one edge. Line the ruler up to get straight lines. Sketch a light line across.
Draw 5-7 shapes on top of the lines. Create balance by spacing out your composition.
Make a small dot or x very lightly in every other background stripe only.
Neatly color the spots you have marked. You should not have any coloring inside the shapes.
Mark the stripes in the shapes that are the same as the white background shapes. You will be marking the opposite stripes to color inside the shapes.
Color the marked stripes inside the shapes.
Notes
You can use your ruler, freehand or trace other medium-sized shapes. You can see that we used a tape roll to get our circular shapes in our project.
Outline the shape first then color in one direction. You can also show how to color in "lines" to get a nice marker overlap inside the shapes.
Use a regular-sized marker for small areas and a chisel for large ones. Yes, we know this seems very basic, but showing and discussing this will children will equal better results.
The time to complete this drawing will depend on the size of the paper and skill level.