Hogwarts Art

I had so many fun Harry Potter themed activities planned the first week, but I didn't have time to get through all of them. Luckily, I was able to set aside some time this last week for our Hogwarts Castle Silhouettes! 

The timing of this little art project was actually perfect since we just got to Hogwarts Castle in Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. My students are actually loving this as my teacher read aloud, and ask for it constantly and moan when I say I have to stop reading. 

To make the silhouettes, first we used water colors to paint the background of either a sunset or sunrise. 

Next, we looked at some silhouette samples on the projector and then I drew the top two the class liked on the board.

 We practiced drawing a silhouette on lined paper and some students decided to use rulers to get their lines straight. Once they felt ready to draw the final silhouette, we used black construction paper and white crayons or colored pencils for the outline.

The students did such a great job and the silhouettes look great. I love how they look on the wall in our classroom :) 

"Yeh'll get yer firs' sight o' Hogwartd in a sec," Hagrid called over his shoulder, "jus' round this bend her."

There was a loud "Oooooh!"

The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers. 

-Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, page 111