"P is for picnic" alphabet coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: color two children going on a picnic and Pp, recognize P in a sentence, walking on a path, carrying a picnic basket, peace in the country, large hats

How to Use This Alphabet Coloring Page:

1. Help little ones to become familiar with reading and writing every day. Don't be too demanding of any child under five years of age. Just repeat the words and point out the upper and lower case letters. Gradually he or she will begin to retain the information.
2. Talk about how words may rhyme with the words used on the page.
3. Remind your young student of the shared experience both while you are coloring the sheet and practicing their writing and when you may be seeing or doing a similar activity depicted on the coloring page. Example: "Remember when we colored a picnic and colored the letter P? Let us find more coloring sheets using the letter P to color today.
4. Practice coloring and writing for just a few minutes everyday; especially during mid-morning when children are most alert and do not tire as easily. Practicing regularly helps develop their small motor skills and also conditions young students for academic environments.

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can. 

• Return to the "Pp" Alphabet Index
• Read more about the history of the English Alphabet
• My child is ready to practice cursive writing skills
• Print free primer pages for either your homeschool or classroom

"Z is for zebra" alphabet coloring page

Zebras are horses with stripes!

Description of Coloring Page: color Zebra and Zz, recognize Z in a sentence, Practice upper and lower case Zz,

 

How to Use This Alphabet Coloring Page:

1. Help little ones to become familiar with reading and writing every day. Don't be too demanding of any child under five years of age. Just repeat the words and point out the upper and lower case letters. Gradually he or she will begin to retain the information.
2. Talk about other words that start with the same letter.
3. Talk about how words may rhyme with the words used on the page.
4. Remind your young student of the shared experience both while you are coloring the sheet and practicing their writing and when you may be seeing or doing a similar activity depicted on the coloring page. Example: "Remember when we colored a zebra and wrote the word zebra? Would you like to you like to go to the zoo to see a zebra?"
5. Practice coloring and writing for just a few minutes everyday; especially during mid-morning when children are most alert and do not tire as easily. Practicing regularly helps develop their small motor skills and also conditions young students for academic environments.

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can. 

• Return to the "Zz" Alphabet Index
• Read more about the history of the English Alphabet
• My child is ready to practice cursive writing skills
• Print free primer pages for either your homeschool or classroom

"F is for fish" alphabet coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: color a fish and Ff, recognize F in a sentence, Practice upper and lower case Ff, letter recognition, the word "fish" in a sentence, two versions

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

"F is for fancy fairy" alphabet coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: color a fairy with butterfly wings and Ff, recognize F in a sentence, Practice upper and lower case Ff,

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

"G is for gardener" alphabet coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: color a gardener with a hoe and Gg, recognize G in a sentence, Practice upper and lower case Gg, corn cob pipe, straw hat, flannel shirt overalls, spectacles, sitting

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

"H is for horse and hare" alphabet coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: color a horse and a hare running through the pasture and Hh, recognize H in a sentence,

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

"O is for ornaments" alphabet coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: color Christmas ornaments and Oo, recognize O in a sentence, Practice upper and lower case Oo, glass baubles and storage box

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Christmas Ornament Crafts for Kids:

• Make a Jingle Bell Snowman Ornament
• How to Make Vintage Chenille Stem Santas and Snowmen
• Quick and Easy Christmas Bauble Craft

"O is for opera" alphabet coloring page

 

Description of Coloring Page: color women dressed to watch a performance, furs and feathers, balcony of an opera house, and O, recognize O in a sentence, Practice upper case O

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

"M is for market" alphabet coloring page

 

Description of Coloring Page: color market and M, recognize M in a sentence, market located somewhere in the Middle East, men, carpets, buildings, turbans and robes

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

"L is for Lemur" alphabet coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: two versions, color a lemur and Ll, recognize L in a sentence, Practice upper and lower case Ll,

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Practice Shading With a Pencil

An example of shading added to a simple line
drawing of a ceramic mug. Teach yourself to
apply gentle and increasing pressure to pencils
and crayons in order to achieve similar results
using my practice sheets below. 

       "'Light and Shade' in Art should be considered as the means of modelling the surface confined by contour; for outline is to contour what 'light and shade' is to surface --the outline leaves an object superficial, the 'light and shade' makes it solid, and roundness and projection are the natural out come of 'light and shade,' which takes away the appearance of flatness of the surface on which the drawing is made. It is nevertheless true that this modelling of a surface may be strongly indicated by lines only, but never fully expressed without 'light and shade;' and in nature we are largely dependent on the same means for our knowledge of the projection of one thing from another, as, for instance, of the nose from the face, or of the forehead over the eyes. We become conscious of the wrinkles or creases in a face or on a piece of paper only as they may be revealed by the light and shade that is on them." Walker

       There are two technical skills related to shading that every art student must learn before successfully producing a chiaroscuro work. The first, and most academic, is to shade the source of light and shadow cast onto the surface of a shape, portrait, landscape etc... while also representing it in accurate tone/value. This is a technique that takes several years to master.
       A second skill may be learned prior to attempting the former. This technical challenge requires the smooth application of pencil strokes to the paper's surface. These should appear to seamlessly move the eyes from dark to light or from light to dark when produced successfully. I will include on each post, for shading practice, the original shaded drawing and it's digitally traced image for those of you who would like to practice the simpler shading technique on your own. Practice often and you will find yourself one step closer to producing a convincing chiaroscuro drawing.

Shading Practice Sheets:

1. "Basket of Puppies" shading practice sheet
2. Bald Eagle practice shading page
3. Vase of Sunflowers for pencil work
4. A rose-crested cockatoo shading practice sheet
5. A cute fuzzy looking owl practice shading page
6. Triceratops Prorsus shading and drawing exercise
7. The Navaho Weaver shading practice sheet
8. "Help Arrives" for pencil work
9. "Rescue At Sea" drawing and shading exercise
10. "New Parents" practice shading page
11. "Listen Kitten" shading practice sheet
12. Color this puppy examination

Practice With Pen and Ink

Pen drawing by Olive Allen.

       "To render in pen and ink a large and important drawing is no small accomplishment. Usually years of experience are necessary before one can successfully undertake such drawings. Now and then a student is to be found having talent to the extent that the attainment of this skill seems a very easy matter, but in general this talent is comparatively rare. Ninety-five out of every hundred have a long task ahead before success is possible. This difficulty of attainment, however, makes the accomplishment all the more valuable. No one would expect to learn engraving on wood in a few brief lessons, and yet in pen and ink rendering difficulties are to be met not unlike those connected with engraving.
       But there are many things concerning pen and ink work which can be readily learned; they are worth the trouble and the labor expended, and may prove useful. A consideration of these will, in any case, introduce the art and serve also as a good foundation for further pursuit of the subject if desired." Grego

       Below I will link to our pen practice sheets; each posting will always include both a digital tracing sheet plus the original pen drawing from which the tracing was made. Students may use the original pen drawing to serve as a guide while learning to make texture with a wide variety of marks. 

       In the beginning, the novice student usually prefers to copy the original work. As his or her technique becomes more precise and self-assured, instructors will find that personal taste and vision will begin to influence alternative interpretations of each student's drawing. This natural, creative progression should be encouraged as the student's skills mature.

1. The Old Warrior
2. The Child Fairy
3. Bright Eyes 
4. Little Milksops

Excellent video tutorials for learning to draw with pen and ink for mature audiences:

• Alphonso Dunn Art Tutorials 
• Draw With Jazza
• Sketch with Teoh
• Drawing wiff Waffles