Daily Doodle: Barn Owl Chalk Pastel

 

These beautiful Barn Owls were created with the help of our favourite medium of the year: chalk pastels.

Using a brown paper bag, start off your sketch with a black marker outline, noting the heart-shaped facial disc and almond eyes. Add little details of feathers in the breast and head. Then using the side of your chalk, gently spread to be smudged by hand. In this way, when you want to add bright white highlights, you have a softer undertone.

Lovely lesson courtesy of  'Mary Making' 

http://marymaking.blogspot.com/2016/11/paper-bag-owls-and-sharpie-art-workshop.html

Combine your art lesson with this classic Caldecott winner: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen.