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This is a project I did with my art class back in the fall 2014. I am just now getting around to posting it! This was really fun for the kids. I think they enjoyed finding images in the magazines as much as anything. We used canvas panels and mod podge to adhere the pictures, but we could have easily done the whole thing on paper with glue (and I kinda wish we had because the mod podge was pretty messy).
To start with, I took profile photos of the kids the week before and printed them out on a full page sheet. In class we cut out around the photos leaving a silhouette to use as a template. I did it this way because we did not have time to try to trace our shadows (and I had a hard time in testing it at home trying to get a good outline that way). We traced our templates onto a large 12" x 12" scrapbook paper and then onto our 9"x12" canvas panels (making sure to line up the templates in the same place. Using the outline as a rough guide I had the kids fill in their faces with magazine images and words. They used mod podge to glue the pieces onto the canvas panels (going over the outline so that the edges would be covered). While they worked, I cut out all the silhouettes and trimmed down the scrapbook paper to 9"x12". To finish they again used mod podge to glue down the scrapbook paper outline of their face which covered up all the rough edges and made a clean silhouette. We used up all of our 1.5 hour time slot. The kids were very creative with their image choices. Some were pretty funny (see BACON). The photos are a little cloudy because the mod podge was still drying.
Finally, a project that justifies my magazine hoarding!! We had so much fun with this project. The kids started by sketching a basic fish shape onto their canvas panels. Then they painted a solid blue around the shape and filled it in with magazine and paper clippings. As you can see, some of them had a blast hiding everyday items in their fish. Look for the hobbit and cat faces! I also loved the use of unusual items like flowers for the eyes. And, of course, the humor of using human body parts was especially popular. I think they laughed more with this project than any I can remember. To finish, I had them paint another lighter blue over the original color and then we scratched into it to make interesting patterns and dripped water over the canvas (then blotted) to lift the paint and create "bubbles".
Just too cute for words! The "brushes" are pens. This is an idea I saw on Pinterest (where else?) and had to do it with my class. It was so fun. The kids loved it, and they turned out so well.
