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Chalk Pastel snowman art tutorial by Nana and how you are artist at Hodgepodge. Art tutorials for all ages! We offer this simple how to draw a chalk pastel snowman in chalk pastels. Snowman Hello!

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Chalk Pastel Snowman Art Tutorial

Down here in the south, we don’t have much of a chance to build a snowman because we don’t get much – if any – snow during the winter. So, in honor of our friends up north, who we understand are overly blessed with snow – we offer this simple chalk pastel snowman art tutorial. […]

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A step-by-step cardinals in the snow chalk art tutorial with the brilliant red of cardinals, the white snow and an aqua background. You ARE an artist!

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Cardinals in Snow Chalk Art Tutorial for Your Homeschool

I fell in love with the wonderful cardinal in snow painting that was posted on Pinterest by Runde’s Room art students and decided to translate it into a cardinals in snow chalk art tutorial for you! These cardinals are so bright red, set against a background sky of aqua and blue…they are looking directly at […]

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Christmas Tree in Snow art lesson. Just six simple steps, starting with the colors above. A fun Christmas art project for all ages!

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Christmas Tree in Snow: A Pastels Tutorial

Christmas Tree in Snow art lesson. Just six simple steps, starting with Christmas colors. A fun Christmas art project for all ages! Christmas Tree in Snow Art Lesson We had just finished up making some Christmas mixes when Nana offered a pastel lesson. As in other lessons, she sketched off the steps for the children […]

Filed Under: Free Pastel Tutorials Tagged With: art, chalk, Christmas, free, holiday, homeschool, lesson, Nana, pastel, pastel tutorial, photo, scene, snow, tree, winter

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What is Painterly Effect in Chalk Pastel Art?

Now just go ahead and rub your hands with glee!  Here is your chance to really be messy with permission!  Painting with pastels is such fun; you are painting with pure paint pigment…and a little goes a long, long way! Today we will learn what is painterly effect in chalk pastel art. If you look […]

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Yes, child. Christmas IS all because of Jesus. And we talk more about the baby God sent. And I marvel (why do I marvel?) at how the Lord provides opportunities in the every day to talk of these simple truths.

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Christmas is…

We’re riding over to my aunt and uncle’s house for the reunion type holiday gathering. The Christmas music is playing from the local Christian station. An ad comes on. The voice lists all the goodness of the season. Christmas lights, children not able to sleep on Christmas Eve, good food, family. This is what Christmas […]

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Christmas Ornament: A Pastels Tutorial

This lesson is quick enough to enjoy this week before Christmas. A present to you from Nana and the Hodgepodge! Christmas Ornament: A Pastels Tutorial. Christmas Ornament: A Pastels Tutorial Begin by choosing your favorite two ornaments. Place them on your table where you can get a good look while you use your pastels. Take […]

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VW Bug Chalk Art Tutorial

One of the very special decorations we bring out each Christmas is this little, red VW bug. Nana gave us this cute little VW carrying the Christmas tree home. I put it up on the kitchen window sill for us all to enjoy each December. And one afternoon this week we decided – we should […]

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This lesson is a simple, yet a lovely one to celebrate the Christmas season. My students enjoyed the bright colors and the velvet blue night sky that we painted for our Christmas Star Chalk Pastel Tutorial.

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Christmas Star Chalk Pastel Tutorial

This lesson is a simple, yet a lovely one to celebrate the Christmas season. My students enjoyed the bright colors and the velvet blue night sky that we painted for our Christmas Star Chalk Pastel Tutorial. Christmas Star Chalk Pastel Tutorial The supplies are simple: we used regular copy paper, pastel chalks in black, yellow, […]

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Christmas Nativity Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial

In this nativity chalk pastel art tutorial we will focus on the scene the night of the birth of Jesus! Now this colorful scene is a picture of Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus right at sunset. The sun’s rays are bursting forth and reaching far in glorious color. At the same time the star of […]

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It's a Cranberry Thanksgiving Mr. Whiskers Chalk Art Tutorial inspired by the favorite book. For all ages because you ARE an artist!

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Cranberry Thanksgiving Mr. Whiskers Chalk Art Tutorial

While we were enjoying our first Cranberry Thanksgiving Chalk Art Tutorial, we talked about what fun it would be to paint Mr. Whiskers’ – whiskers! All that bushy black beard is such fun to make go this way and that. And this Cranberry Thanksgiving Mr. Whiskers Chalk Art tutorial is a very quick, finish-in-under-five minutes […]

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Mini Art Canvases for Gifts

Our children have been busy making gifts. Specifically, mini art canvases for gifts. Middle Girl recently made a bunch of mini pieces of art for the Lottie Moon auction. But the children also decided to paint canvases for their teachers. Mini Art Canvases for Gifts See, we are blessed with Godly folks who teach our […]

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Charlie Brown Art Lessons

With all of the favorite Charlie Brown specials coming up soon, we knew you would love to have some art lessons to celebrate around them! Enjoy some Charlie Brown Art Lessons this fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Charlie Brown Art Lessons We so look forward to each of these being on TV each year. Pull […]

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Harold and the Purple Crayon Chalk Art with the inspiration from this favorite book! We have loved Harold and all his adventures since our Five in a Row days.

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Harold and the Purple Crayon Chalk Art

We have said so many times that we should do a Harold and the Purple Crayon Chalk Art. And so we finally did! There is just so much you can do with the inspiration from this favorite book! We have loved Harold and all his adventures since our Five in a Row days. Harold and […]

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