We started this art project with a discussion about foreground and background.  We talked about what our body parts would look like if we were falling backwards.  Where would our hands be?  What about our feet?  What would it look like to someone watching us fall?

Then students used their own hands and feet as templates, working together to trace around each.  They added in the rest of their bodies, thinking about size and shape.  The last step was to consider what they could be falling back into.  Students brainstormed a large variety of places/things.

Students used permanent markers and tempura paint pucks to add the colour and details.  Students realized that painting with water-colour paints is something they are going to need to practise as they discover techniques to create texture and shades.