What's a White Spot Inspector? Well, it's the little friend in your pocket that helps you find those unwanted white spots in your painting. These tiny inspectors kindly point out these areas of your artwork to help you make your finished piece "neat and complete".
It's also an excuse to teach figure drawing while encouraging good craftsmanship. 
(PS. It is a major no-no to leave a white spot on your white spot inspector!)
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Lesson plan from the day I introduced 1st grader to their White Spot Inspectors.
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My School Arts Magazine article about encouraging artistry from young students.
The White Spot Inspector lesson is accompanied by this Fugleflick video below.
My students like to sing along and request the video every day of the project, so I added a karaoke page on my wiki so my students can perform the song while creating art.
 


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07/03/2012 11:52am

Trish, this is great but I'm unclear of the role of the "white spot inspector"! Is his job to find areas that the kids haven't filled in? Is it to find the "gleam" in a portrait's eye? Just curious! -Paula

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Tricia
07/03/2012 3:05pm

Hi Paula,
Yes, his/her job is to find the areas the kids missed. But, I'm sure he/she could find the gleam too. They're really good at looking for things. But, did you notice how many of my students drew glasses on their white spot inspectors...hummm....sometimes I wonder.

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