We have been doing some more art in class looking at native birds of New Zealand. We began with everyone doing a pukeko. First step is to draw a chalk outline on the paper and make sure that everything looks perfect. Then we drew around the chalk using a black crayon. Once this was finished we added further detailing using a white crayon - you couldn't really see it but it appeared once the dye had been put on. Next we used a selection of dyes and painted this between the crayon outline. The challenge was to use a range of colours to make texture and use some blending to make it look more interesting. The final step was to use a vivid to add the finer detail and tidy up any of the outlines.
Whaea was so impressed with our work that some of them have been used in the office - some have even been framed!
After we had mastered the pukeko art it was time select our own bird and have a go.
