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This time of year is special for many reasons! One way we can celebrate is by spending time with people we love. Here's a drawing activity to help us celebrate the special people in our lives! These videos share some different options: Here are some ideas for inspiration: This is a fun holiday story- told through a creative use of line!
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One tradition of the holiday season is watching The Nutcracker ballet! It tells the story of a girl named Clara, who receives a nutcracker doll as a Christmas gift. Then her nutcracker comes to life and turns into a prince! The Nutcracker Prince battles the Mouse King, the villain of the story, and defeats him. Then the Nutcracker Prince and Clara go off to celebrate in the Land of the Sweets, where they meet the famous Sugar Plum Fairy! Today we are going to practice drawing the human figure. We'll use wooden manikins as a tool to draw the forms accurately. And we'll use poses inspired by The Nutcracker ballet! Here is our first pose- Clara celebrating the gift of her nutcracker doll. Next, we'll pose our manikins like the Nutcracker Prince as he comes to life! And here is the battle scene as the Prince defeats the Mouse King: Finally, we have a scene featuring the Sugar Plum Fairy. Watch this video for more instruction on how to accurately draw these manikins: I want you to be familiar with the plot of the Nutcracker, because you will revisit it several times over the next two weeks in Art, Music, and Creative Movement. This story tells a simplified version of the ballet: And now that you're familiar with the story, watch this video of highlights from the ballet. (The real ballet is much longer.) See if you can tell which part of the story each scene shows! If there's any extra time, you can follow along with this guided drawing video to create your own nutcracker! |
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