Step-by-Step Monkey Drawing
Fauvist-Inspired Coloring

 Materials: Paper, drawing tool (pencil, crayon, pen, marker), and coloring materials.

Fauvist Monkey

Step-by-step tutorial to draw capuchin monkey and explore the use of arbitrary colors.

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Arbitrary Colors: You use arbitrary colors when you choose to use colors that are not realistic (think purple squirrels, yellow ocean, or pink grass). Sometimes artists do this to express emotions or symbolism, and sometimes they just want to play with colors!

Our Inspiration

Capuchin monkeys jumping around at the beach in Quepos, Costa Rica.