Draw and Reduce

Particularly with my younger students I find photocopying and reducing their drawings to half or quarter size serves many purposes. Firstly the drawings appear more detailed and this process highlights the expressive quality of the lines. Secondly, the artwork can be displayed in a communal space and doesn't take up as much room! Thirdly, students can take home the originals whilst still allowing their drawings to be enjoyed by the school community. Copies on coloured paper look great too. Try it!!!!

Inspired by "Where The Wild Things Are" Kindergarten drew their own wild things. They outlined in black marker and I copied their drawings onto coloured paper reducing them in size. I then cut and pasted them onto a communal artwork. The children thought it looked great!