Stunning Planets Space Art: Shading Techniques

Teach shading techniques with a planets space art project. Here is a chalk art project for fifth grade that focuses on the basics of art like shading a sphere.

Students pick a planet to illustrate and use chalk to create the colors and shading.

With a stunning a bold piece of art like this, what’s not to love?

5th Grade Chalk Planets - Teach Junkie
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Shading Techniques with Space Art Planets

Students in fifth grade can learn how to shade a sphere and blend colors with this space art project. Students use chalk pastels on black sulphite paper to create their planet.

Use tutorial videos and real photos of the planets as guidance.

Finish it off with spray bottle painted stars to make it a stunning final product…

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Leslie {aka the original Teach Junkie} loves learning new things to make teaching easier and more effective. She enjoys featuring creative classroom fun when she's not designing teacher shirts, making kindergarten lesson plans or planning her family's next trip to Disney World.