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Joshua Tree

Grab your cowboy and cowgirl hats, because we are heading to the desert! We'll explore the wonders of Joshua Tree National Park to create our own desert landscapes complete with a starry night sky. Did you know that Joshua Tree is one of the best places in the U.S. to see the milky way?
This lesson is a great chance to use crayons to create stars and paint jagged lines for some rocky boulders in the distance. 🌵 🏜️

Traceables in 3 Easy Steps

If drawing is hard for your learner, make a quick traceable! Traceables can help younger artists build fine motor skills and confidence.

Download "Joshua Tree" traceable

1. Print it out

Choose a paper size that is slightly smaller than your watercolor paper.

Choose the print size for the traceable
Printed traceable example

2. Shade the back

Flip your traceable over and use a pencil to shade the back. When you hold your paper up to the light, you will be able to see the traceable on the other side.

Shade the back of the traceable with pencil
Double check the back is fully shaded

3. Transfer to watercolor paper

Place your traceable on your watercolor paper with the scribbled side down. Firmly trace over the lines. When you remove the traceable, you will see a faint sketch has transferred over to your watercolor paper. This gives your learner a guide to draw over during class!

Trace over the lines onto watercolor paper
Finished faint sketch transferred onto watercolor paper
paint over your sketch
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The Holt Family
Difficulty: 1

Joshua Tree finished masterpiece

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The Halford Family
Difficulty: 4

Joshua Tree finished masterpiece

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The Rich Family
Difficulty: 3

Joshua Tree finished masterpiece

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The Lange Family
Difficulty: 1

I loved it. It was so fun. Thank you again.

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The Mills Family
Difficulty: 4

hi! hi! hi! Your lesson was awesome! thank you.

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The Hall Family
Difficulty: 4

AWESOME

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The Dalby Family
Difficulty: 4

LOVED THIS CLASS!!

The pictures of the park at the beginning
Were amazing! Thank you to ms. Lauren

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The Spear Family
Difficulty: 3

Super funnn

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The Graeff Family
Difficulty: 3

Joshua Tree finished masterpiece

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The Trentadue Family
Difficulty: 3

We took a weekend cabin trip and chose this lesson while we were there, it was so fun!

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