Carl's Glass Gems Corn Painting

COLORED PENCIL

The 2 above are done with colored pencil on paper. 

(Prisma Brand on the construction paper, Crayola Brand on the white paper) 

CRAYONS

The 2 above are done with Crayola Crayons on manilla (left) and white (right). 

TEMERA CAKES

Above Painting is done with Water and Tempera paint. 

white Crayon is used before where highlights should go 

and a resist method is used when painted over with water paint. 

How to Draw the Corn on the Cob...

GETTING STARTED

       

I am so in love with this beautiful rainbow corn cob project.

Student Examples.  

7/8th grade examples from 

2020 4th period Art I

(below)

Braylee, Gabriella, Lovella, 

Maiyah, Kyla, Victoria, 

Emmily, Josilen and Lucy

 5th grade students above, 

These two went to the East Texas State Fair Rodeo
Coltan and Alex

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Pipkin Corn 5th grade
Maxx, Valerie, Alli, Piper, 
Alyssa, Wyatt, Kevin & Regan. 

 Brayden from Weimer's class

Mrs. Weimer's class 5th grade

 Temple, Irlyn, 
Naomi & Mason

Mrs. Soape's 5th grade class

 Sawyer, Abigail, Joecey, 
Kailey, Jaylee & Isaac 

Jocie 

Watch this man grow, harvest, husk and photograph his 

Rainbow Corn.

Image above from source below...

https://cdn0.lostateminor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainbow-corn-makes-it-look-like-youre-eating-precious-gems3-830x623.jpg

Image above from source below...

https://46yxb83hlyy77jig73dh02ok-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/How-To-Grow-Rainbow-Corn-Glass-Gem-Corn-Featured-Image-1.jpg

7&8th grade below

Fall 2020

5th grade below 

Fall 2019

The first video is based on teaching contour line on the shape of the cob. 

Contour lines are lines that follow the outline of a shape. 

I compare them to the lines on a globe, a hot air balloon or a cactus. 

We then will draw kernels in each crossing contour line. 

Outline with permanent marker. 

alternative with acrylic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuhSywtE9ew

After outline is complete, white crayon (non washable) will be added to the tops of each kernel. 

This will be the shine on the glossy gems. 

You need to push down hard when doing shine in order for the paint to resist the wax. 

Then, using water paints, make each kernel colorful. You can use a color scheme or be totally random. It can be realistic or very abstract. You are the artist, you decide. 

Lastly, paint the background, if you want. 

I wanted to make mine colorful, but did not want my corn to be overpowered by the color.

So, I used horizontal lines of soft color underneath.