I was told that 4th grade is studying a book about Vermeer and including "Girl with the Pearl Earring", which struck a creative synapse in my noggin! I figured out a step by step basic way to draw on black paper. CLASSTIME #1-Then trace over pencil drawing with glue and let dry in your drying rack. With the rest of the time, use a small 'pearl' (flattened round ball) of model magic (white) for the earring. Use 'platinum' medium or Crayola's 'pearl it' medium to paint the model magic pearl earring. Have students put it on a small half sheet of paper with their name and class on it, and let dry on their shelf for next time.
CLASSTIME #2- Talk about 'chiaroscuro' (kee-ar-o-ski-ur-o) and use of light and shadow. Show dotted lines on the drawing guide worksheet ( they looked at to draw their girl with the pearl earring) to show show where light and darkness meet so students know where to stop blending their chalk pastel.
Now the glue is dry, it provides barriers/outlines for where the chalk can be blended. Have a hot glue gun station where students can make a dollop of hot glue, and glue on the earring to the paper.
