Owl Silhouette Paintings - Kids Art Class

My art class started our new fall session with this owl silhouette painting.  We did an abstract background in sunset colors and then did our branches and owls or birds in black. 

Mixed Media Nest Painting Video Tutorial

Here is the mixed media version of my nest artwork video series.  Hope you enjoy!

Mixed Media Portraits - Kids Art Class

This was one of those projects that took me longer to prepare than it took the kids to complete.  I took photos of my students and edited them using photoshop prior to class. I am still a novice with photoshop so it took longer than it probably should have!  I changed the photos to black and white, then went to greyscale, adjusted the contrast and highlights, then applied the halftone effect.  The edited photos were then printed onto transparency paper.

In class, I had my students cover their canvas panels with scrapbook paper using mod podge. Then they glued the transparency over the top of the papers. In my photos you can still see the wet mod podge through the transparency, but it will eventually dry clear.
I had originally planned on using a transfer technique with the transparencies, but when I tested it, the paper was tearing, so I improvised.  It probably saved a lot of headaches!

We had about a half hour left in class so I used our remaining time to teach them how to draw a simple face.

Here is a link to the original post where I got this idea from:  Christine Adolph Designs

Whimsical Fox Painting - After School Art

 This was a tricky project.  The drawing part took a while, but I think it was worth the effort.  The foxes turned out so cute!  Great lesson in color and pattern too.  It took about 2 1/2 hours to complete.  We did it with acrylics on canvas.  I love the different "personalities" of the foxes.

Kid's Art Class - Floral Arrangement

The girls made floral arrangements today.   They painted their clay pots with acrylics and then filled them with floral foam and flowers.  Fun!

 

After School Art Class - Mixed Media Project

This week the girls in my after school art class did a mixed media project.

Materials used: 

• 9"x12" canvas panels
• 1/4" thick chipboard letter
• scrapbook papers with coordinating colors
• acrylic paint
• bubble wrap
• foam brush
• tacky glue
• scrapbook glue sticks
• ribbon
• scrapbook silk flowers
• rhinestone stickers
• buttons
• colored pens and pencils
• Stickles glitter glue

I had them start by picking 4 scrapbook papers to use as their inspiration.  

Then they chose a color for the background of the canvas and painted the sides of the letters to match.  

Bubble wrap was then painted with accent colors and pressed onto the panel to give the canvas an interesting texture.  

They traced the letters onto scrapbook paper and cut out hearts, stars and flowers out of coordinating papers.   

All that was left to do was glue and embellish with rhinestones, flowers, glitter pens and buttons!

The girls had a lot of fun with this one.  I love projects like this that can be personalized.  I think it is important for students to be given room for creative expression.  This was the perfect project for that!

 (Two students opted for peace signs instead of letters.  Unfortunately, I didn't get photos of both.  We used a tool to cut a circle out of paper.  The circle was then cut in a fork design to be used for the center part of the peace sign.  Then the outer edge of the remnant paper was cut about an inch from the edge of the opening to make the outer ring of the peace sign.  Ideally I would have liked to find a chipboard or wood peace sign to cover like we did with the letters, but this worked out well instead.)

After School Art Class - Peacock Feather Painting

I started my after school art class today.  We did a painting of a peacock feather.  I almost changed the project because I was afraid it would be too difficult (with all those lines and shading), but I think they did an amazing job!