I’m going to make you flip out today!
Children are so in touch with their imagination. They live in fantasy land a great deal of the time. Children will love your imaginative world.
I’m eager today to help you make some magic.
Take the drawing you did of the view out of your bedroom window from yesterday (or if you didn’t do it yet, no worries; you can dive right in today). Now, flip the proportions of things. For example:
Make huge buildings tiny.
Make little insects huge.
If the people were big, make them small. If they were small (like you’re looking down at the from the top floor of a building), then draw them huge.
You get the idea. It’s going to be crazy!
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Little people and huge plants.
Draw it, and show us. I cannot wait to enjoy what you’ve done!
Here’s a charming example of scale by a participant from the last time that we did this kind of MATS Prep:
Work by @ jessesmess for MATS Prep last time
Here’s a fantastic example of the power of scale, by illustrator Jon Klassen.
You’ll be creating some more scene magic tomorrow.
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Lilla’s Tip of the Day: To be a great artist, you need to take risks and let people see your mind. You need to be willing to try new things, and try what you feel like drawing. Sometimes it’s baby steps, but keep pushing forward.
xo
Lilla
PS Remember to visit Instagram and search the hashtags #mymatsprep and #matskidbook to see the vast array of terrific art being created this week for the MATS Prep. Share your images on Instagram: Tag us @makeartthatsells and use hashtags #mymatsprep and #matskidbook
