Air Blown Art
This is an exceptionally fun project to do with young artists. Have a discussion about color, What color is grass? Is it all one kind of green?. Show the students how to mix different shades of greens and browns to achieve a variety of colors. Once colors are mixed, have the student paint the bottom section of the (watercolor) paper, concentrate on one small section at a time and make sure the brush is very wet and saturated with color.
Equip each student with a straw. Have them blow the paint upwards, spreading the paint out as it travels across the paper. The air moves the paint in an organic and somewhat unpredictable fashion with great visual results. Choose a few green "stems" and glue buttons (optional) to the tips, these buttons will become the center of the painted flower.
Demonstrate that all petals come from the center of the flower outward, paint each petal one at a time, use bright colors. You can paint the buttons, use multiple colors for the flowers,or create an original color. Experiment, be creative.
Special Notes: The buttons will need time to dry, as long as you don't disturb them once you've glued them down it's perfectly fine to paint them and the petals that surround them. Keep this artwork FLAT, its really wet and gluey, if you pick it up the paint may run in an unwanted fashion and your buttons could easily fall off.
Supplies: Watercolor paper, watercolor paint, watercolor brushes, straws, buttons, glue
Equip each student with a straw. Have them blow the paint upwards, spreading the paint out as it travels across the paper. The air moves the paint in an organic and somewhat unpredictable fashion with great visual results. Choose a few green "stems" and glue buttons (optional) to the tips, these buttons will become the center of the painted flower.
Demonstrate that all petals come from the center of the flower outward, paint each petal one at a time, use bright colors. You can paint the buttons, use multiple colors for the flowers,or create an original color. Experiment, be creative.
Special Notes: The buttons will need time to dry, as long as you don't disturb them once you've glued them down it's perfectly fine to paint them and the petals that surround them. Keep this artwork FLAT, its really wet and gluey, if you pick it up the paint may run in an unwanted fashion and your buttons could easily fall off.
Supplies: Watercolor paper, watercolor paint, watercolor brushes, straws, buttons, glue
