18
Jun
Project #24 Paint Textures
...inspired by one of Arounna's son (Lliam) favorite authors Eric Carle 
...this project is about creating textures from the paint giving the collage a
lot of interesting tones and surfaces
What you will need:
*tempera or acrylic paint (I used tones of black - colour would also work)
*flat large brushes
*large sheets of poster paper (poster paper have a bit of sheen to it -
*similar to finger paint paper)
*scissors, glue stick
*1 sheet of white bristol board
step one:
..take tempera paint and water it down and paint on the poster paper in dry
manner - creating brush strokes and texture. (allow to thoroughly dry)
step two:
..the first part of the still life I created a table giving it slight angles
to give a perspective feel. The cut out shapes are glued down
..I than began to cut out various shapes like a bowl and bottle and plate
with some food.
..try to look at the different textures and tones to give contrast to your
collage.
..It would be fun to also set-up your own still life and use as an
inspiration or you can build the still life from your imagination.
i love this!
[and my son would love this. :) ]
Posted by: kirsten | June 18, 2008 at 08:22 PM
Reminds me a lot of Eric Carle's work in childen's book and illustrations. Very cool.
http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
Posted by: daisy janie | June 19, 2008 at 09:28 AM
LOve this!
I'm an art teacher and have used Eric Carle as a teaching resource, but this would help my students understand how directional lines can create a form (3dimensions)
Posted by: Beth | June 19, 2008 at 10:17 PM
OUTSTANDING PROJECTS!! These are inspiring and truly high level artistry! What a spectacular resource you have created here! Thank you!
Posted by: Shelley Noble | June 20, 2008 at 02:54 PM
I used this idea with my year 6/7 class, based around a still life of some fruit in bowls. I was really happy with the results. Click on the link to see some pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60990&l=afa65&id=528234202
As a teacher this site is a fantastic resource! Thankyou
Posted by: Sharolyn | October 25, 2008 at 02:40 PM
this is such a good idea love the artwork!
Posted by: karen | March 03, 2009 at 12:38 AM
I am an art teacher and an artist and I think this project looks amazing. I mean seriously, it looks professional. Great ideas. Thanks.
Posted by: Funkolicious Creations | August 09, 2009 at 02:40 AM
love this n black and white.
Posted by: MUS | October 28, 2009 at 06:03 AM