CREATE STUNNING NORTHERN LIGHTS CHALK PASTEL ART

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Learn about layering and blending pastels with this gorgeous northern lights chalk pastel art! A beautiful winter art project kids will love creating.

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MATERIALS – Chalk pastels – Black drawing paper – Paper towels

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INSTRUCTIONS 1. Decide on a northern lights painting idea and draw out your design on black paper with a pencil. We used black drawing paper for this project.

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2. Choose three to five bright colors for your northern lights. Using one color at a time, draw your northern lights onto your paper.

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3. Once you are happy with your drawing, blend your pastels in an upward direction to show the streaks of light in the sky. Do this step slowly and carefully.

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4. If you are doing the mountain landscape, use the flat edge of a white pastel and color in the mountains. Leave some areas of black showing through.

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For the full tutorial please click the link below.

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