Skeleton art projects

So after doing several direct observational assignments we are now doing some of what I call "elimination" drawings. I gave each student a print out of a human skeleton torso. I asked them to use a sharpie and trace around the parts that they thought were the most important to convey their message. When you are finished outlining you turn the paper over and that is what you draw. I encourage them to include something that makes the work personal to them. We used water colors to paint our…

Using cotton swabs, 3rd grade students constructed skeletons in an action pose based off the book Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler.

Black construction trace hand white draw bones white tempera for bones black mixed with white (grey) for hand outline cover with transparency for effect.

5th grade studies the human skeleton with me in art every year at this time. They use a reference with simple lines to draw from and then I… | Instagram

Split complementary chalk pastel close up of the pelvis bone structure

I had to make sure the leaves were waxy and veiny because they work the best. Here is my step-by-step tutorial on how to make skeleton leaves.