My quest this year was to create a more organised environment in my classroom. A space that allowed for natural expression through various forms of play as well as a space that was organised and wa…
My quest this year was to create a more organised environment in my classroom. A space that allowed for natural expression through various forms of play as well as a space that was organised and wa…
Rose Parks Preschool, a Reggio Inspired school, had so many hanging art pieces. I am sharing a few of these amazing collaborative art pieces. The strands of assorted beads, ribbons, and other objects that the children created. These were all hung from a tree branch. Beautiful! I love full branches like this one. The children's self-portraits twirl from the limbs with their photo. The teacher in this classroom told me the best story about this chandelier. On an afternoon walk, the class found this discarded chandelier in a neighbor's trash. The children strung the beads on wire (or pipecleaners) and all of these were attached to the chandelier. Love it! I am not sure what is hanging (it kinda looks like a metal wine rack). There are bowls of beads and a basket of black feathers for the children to create hanging strings. So fun! Get this! These are bracelets from the Dollar Store that are hanging from an old bike tire. This is so cool. A grapevine wreath with strands of beads hanging from it that the children had made. A string of lights hanging from a disc. You could use a large embroidery hoop. This is a stick chandelier. If you look closely you can see that the stick were wrapped together to form this cube like shape. The children made the strands from pipecleaners, beads and feathers. This is so beautiful and so simple. The children's self portraits hanging from a tree branch. A large embroidery hoop with all kinds of string, yarn and ribbon hanging from it. It is amazing. Every family made a strand on this piece that represented their values and traditions. I love this! I have my last installment of Rosa Parks photos tomorrow! Hugs!
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A collection of beautiful spring-themed artworks made by elementary kids. My faves are the tulips and sun/moons. Drop by for inspiration.
In this project we take the larger Dragonfly and attach to a background for a nice portrait. I'm going to show you a few options for backgrounds ranging from canvas to paper. MATERIALS REQUIRED: For Dragonfly: - paper, pencil, eraser - DRAGONFLY TEMPLATE or you can make your own - thin cardboard (cereal box), chipboard, manila tag or posterboard - white paint or gesso, optional - acrylic or tempera paint - sharpie - old book pages, text - Mod podge - clear glass gems from the Dollar store For Backgrounds: - primed canvas, heavy cardboard, posterboard, or paper I'll go thru each background in the tutorial including the materials you need. PROCEDURE: You need to trace your template onto your thin cardboard, chipboard, posterboard, or manila tag. Cut out. I was using a cereal box so I primed mine. This makes painting in the colors easier. If you are using posterboard or manila tag you can skip this step. Paint in the body of the dragonfly. I've left my wings white. At school I know depending on the grade that this might not be possible so you have options: - you can cover them with text like in the previous post - you can go back over them with a coat of white - you can glue a white paper wing on top Because the wings are large you can pair this project up with a poetry or writing exercise. Here I've cut out words in old book pages to compose a little poem on the wings. You could also print it directly on with sharpie or print the text off the computer and add it to the wings. Other wing options are making it look realistic by adding fine lines with a fine tipped sharpie. Another nice option is to add some watered down paint to the wings and then while still wet place a piece of plastic wrap on top and smunch it up a little bit. Leave the plastic wrap on while the paint dries. For all wing types I added some glitter glue for that sparkle. For the eyes I took some glass gems and painted on some Mod podge where I wanted the eyes to go and then stuck the gems on. Now you could just use glue but I like Mod podge as it dries fully. In fact it leaves a real nice texture under the gem. You can seal the entire dragonfly with a coat of podge at this time as well if you wish. BACKGROUND OPTIONS: The background at the beginning of this post was a primed canvas. I wanted some texture on it so I used one of my favorite products, Drywall compound or filler. I use my spatula to spread it on the canvas and then I use my finger to add some detail. I also used a coffee stir stick to add some fine lines into the drywall. Leave to dry, about 6 hrs. Now if you do not have a primed canvas you can do the same technique on corrugated cardboard. This is cardboard that I primed with some gesso/white paint. I usually prime any cardboard as I find if I leave it plain it tends to darken my paint colors. Once the drywall is dry paint your background/substrate with acrylic or tempera paint. Start with the sky as it is furthest back, then the reeds. Glue your Dragonfly onto the background. This is primed canvas. This is cardboard. Another background option is posterboard. Here I'm using blue posterboard and then taking a variety of painted papers, scrapbooking papers, and whatever was in my stash I cut reed shapes and glued them down. Add your Dragonfly. Here is another option. I painted a background on some paper. Let dry and then using just construction paper and kraft paper I cut out some reeds and glued then down. Attach your Dragonflies and you have a great project. If you have each child make 2 large Dragonflies you can send a portrait home and use the extra one in a large bulletin board display. See you next time.
Real film look presets for Lightroom, ACR, and Styles for Capture One that have been rigorously tested against film scans to perfectly emulate film.
Lo primero que vemos al conocer a una persona son sus ojos. Ellos reflejan los sentimientos, las emociones y el ánimo de cada quien. Incluso en las fotografías con tan solo una mirada el ser humano es capaz de transmitir todo lo que siente en el fondo de su alma.
Self portraits for 3-5 year olds
Portrait photography is a wide genre, including everything from heart-warming family portraits to surreal conceptual photos. For this post, however, we're
This is a Pastel portrait process of a very charismatic girl...She was quite difficult and delicate to capture her well. I´ve enjoyed making her portrait...
Fun with Photoshop… It hasn’t rained here all summer in Houston Texas, so we made a photo to show our faith that it is going to RAIN soon!! Step one…take photo painting sky Step two- convert to black and white, and adjust contrast, light levels, and sharpen Step three- Paint sky and photograph 4. Now go back to your black and white image, click layer/duplicate layer/okay 5. go to the sky painting image and click select/all ……. then click edit/copy 6. now return to the blk and wht photo of your artist and click edit paste….this will paste the painted sky onto your black and white photo. 7.Use the move tool to stretch it and move it to where you want it. 8. Adjust the opacity to taste, to make it see through enough to know where you want to erase 9. then just use the eraser tool to erase around your artist and any other part you don’t want the painting to show, flatten image, and VOILA!! Email me your creative results or questions and I will post everyone’s photos on my next blog!! [email protected]
Lately, for art class, I’ve been trying to think of what I might want my child to come home with and a family portrait would be top of my list. It’s so much fun to see a kid’s perspective through their art, especially when it comes to family. I’ve been begging my almost 4 year old to […]
When it comes to tight hips, yoga hip openers melt away the pain. Practice these five yoga poses to open tight hips and reduce hip pain.
According to a hilarious list of historic baby names, children born in the 1800s were given names such as Mineral Waters and Zebra Lynes by their highly-amused parents.
Please note: some images here contain partial nudity. Mario Gerth is probably better know for his black and white photographic series of Africa and her people. And while those photographs are some of the most incredible you will see . . . something is lost when the color is removed. Africa is one of the
Caitie Sue is a hard working First Grade artist here at MCPS. She is always on task and always follows directions. In this project, the students were thinking about themselves 25 years from now and what they want to be when they grow up. Caitie Sue wants to be a veterinarian and her picture expresses that very clearly. Like all of Caitie's work, it is full of fine details and excellent craftsmanship. I am proud of the artist that Caitie Sue has become and I know she will be successful in whatever she does. Congratulations Caitie Sue!
These self portraits for kids are a sweet and colorful introductions to what a self portrait really is. A few guided drawing tips along with a bright, beautiful tissue paper background makes this art lesson a winner for any age. This is an easy art lesson that has results that shine with personality.
In the Rainbow Room, in art, the children worked on creating collaged self-portraits. The intention behind this was to see if they were able to recognize and organize their features in relation to …
You have to see this fun drawing game for kids we played at our art summer camp in our children's art studio in Charlotte, NC.
An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.
Helping Little Hands shares a great way to introduce kids to photography. Choose a theme and hand over the camera! I love this photo collage of circle pictures.
A gyerekek abból nyerik az önbizalmat, amit a szüleik és a legközelebbi hozzátartozóik sugallnak számukra. Nagyon fontos, hogy sok pozitív üzenetet közvetítsünk feléjük, így lesz belőlük magabiztos, önbizalommal teli felnőtt.
In this art project for kids, torn newspaper pieces will serve as your inspiration for painting. See what the torn shapes remind you of, and then create your picture using tempera paint! Follow our Art for Kids Pinterest board! (This post contains affiliate links.) The Preschool Book Club is back this week with creative activities for kids inspired …
