Students will create colorful mixed media aquarium scenes by creating gyotaku fish prints, and collaging that with bubble-painted backgrounds as well as collaged elements of the animal’s environment. The piece will allow students to learn about color theory, pattern, texture, spatial relationships between foreground and background, and compositional balance. Students will choose which base fish to print, but are encouraged to use different colors and experiment with detail elements as well as various textures. Students will watch a video on the cultural and historical significance of Gyotaku printmaking in Japan. They will learn about color, texture, collage, types of printmaking, and watercolor paint. Students will also learn about how to care for art materials and clean up. There will also be an emphasis on developing fine motor skills and creating space in an illustration.. Students will read and speak about art connecting to different purposes and cultures.