Tropical Rain Forests

The 5th and 6th Grade students are creating Tropical Rainforests.  They first researched what a rainforest looks like; paying extra attention to the leaves, vines and plantlife.  They next sketched their trees onto a 12x18 piece of heavy weight drawing paper.  The objectives were to draw 5 trees; 3 trees must have vines wrapped around it, 2 trees must be bent, 1 tree had to run off the side of the paper.  Once their drawing were done they outlined with a fine point black sharpie pen.  Next, they drew in line patterns and design in the trees.  They then outlined with a sharpie pen and colored in their patterns with fine tip colored markers.  Once they are finished we will then create a watercolor wash into the negative spaces of the trees creating a misty tropical effect.  We will be sure to post the final finished project.