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Your GOAL is to create a  watercolor painting using the grid method.

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Examples

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lowrider
eeee
ddddd
WHEELS
ccccc
ATV version 1
aaaaa
Alligator Version 1
rrrr
tttt
version 7
RAPPER version 5
Pinata Version 1
nnnnnn
mmmmm
3
oooooo
Eagle 2
llllll
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fffff
hhhh
Example
Girl
zzzzz
qqqqq
tractor
rrrrr
tractor
biker
ggggg
iiiii

Directions

Watch this video to learn how to make the "grid tool" and measure the boxes correctly for the grid method

Step 2: Next make a 2 inch grid on your large 8 x 10 inch watercolor paper. When you are done,
there should also be 4 boxes across and 5 boxes down for a total of 20, 2 inch boxes. MAKE SURE
YOU USE LARGER BOXES ON THE BIG PAPER (2 inch boxes) AND SMALLER BOXES ON THE
SMALL IMAGE (1 inch boxes)
Step 3: Label the letters (A,B,C,etc) on the top and numbers (1,2,3,etc.) on the side.

Step 1:  Using a ruler, make a 1 inch grid on the smaller 4 x 5 inch image. When
you are done, there should be 4 boxes across and 5 boxes down for a total of 20, 1 inch boxes.

Practice (Value scales)

Practice (Elephant)

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