- corrugated cardboard or a cardboard box
- scissors
- roller
- blockprint or tempera paint*
- colored or white sheets
dinsdag 12 maart 2024
Pretty tulip prints
donderdag 7 maart 2024
Mix and match with Mondrian
by students of grade 3
You need:
- white sheets 21 by 21 cm
- black sheet 23 bij cm
- paper strips 3 by 6 cm in yellow, red and blue
- black squares 3 by 3 cm
- glue
I did this lesson in grade 5, students worked in pairs. The figures are cut before class. Per art work you need 4 black squares and 16 colored rectangles
- make a composition of 4 squares, each consisting of 4 colored rectangles and a black square in the middle. Make sure there are no 2 of the same colors next to each other
- paste the composition on the white sheet, keeping a small white edge visible around each shape.
- finally paste the art work on a black surface
dinsdag 5 maart 2024
Grey, like Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was a Dutch painter, architect and writer. He was charmed by the abstract art of Kandinsky and the cubism of Picasso. In 1917 he founded the magazine De Stijl (The Style), in which he and other artists could publish their innovative ideas. Well-known artists who also belong to De Stijl are Piet Mondriaan, Bart van der Leck and Gerrit Rietveld.
Characteristics of the Stijl artists:
- use of primary colors and non-colors
- horizontal and vertical lines
- use of geometric shapes
- strive for balance and harmony in the artwork
- no color, only non-colors
- geometric shapes with some rounded corners
- suggestion of depth: some surfaces appear to rise through the use of light and
- dark next to eachother
- only horizontal and vertical lines
donderdag 25 mei 2023
Selfportrait like Roy Lichtenstein
On front of it is a drawing in the style of one of the art movements we studied that year. In 2021-2022 it was pop art.
You need:
For the folder: paper A1 size, folded in half
For the drawing:
- white drawing paper A4 size
- markers
- skin color pencils
- fine marker in black
- Draw a self portrait on the small sheet.
- Add a text in a speech bubble that suits you.
- Color your face using skin color pencils. Use markers for the rest of your drawing.
- Fill one part of your drawing with dots.
- Fill the background with a pattern.
- Outline everything with a black marker.
- Past e your work on the large sheet.
- Draw in large letters: portfolio + you name + the school year.
dinsdag 2 mei 2023
Prisoners in World War II
- white drawing sheet A4 size
- ribbed cardboard
- pencil
- watercolour paint
- brushes
- jar with water
- black wool
- glue
"We had to draw one or more people in a concentration camp. Our drawings should show the fear and powerlessness of the prisoners. Most of all did well and the artworks were really beautiful. When the drawing was finished, we had to paint it with watercolour paint, using sad colours. We used black wool to make barbed wire and pasted it in front of the drawing. Finally we pasted the artworks on ribbed cardboard. It was an intense task, and it made us really think about that terrible time."
donderdag 13 april 2023
Painting without using your hands
You need:
- big drawing sheets
- brushes
- tempera paint
- liquid water color paint
- tape
Painting without using your hands is quite a challenge! You can paint with your feet or mouth. We tried both.
Painting with your feet
Put tables aside, newspapers on the floor and stick drawing sheets on top. Very important: take off the shoes in the hallway and leave them there 😀
Place a container with three colors tempera paint between two students. A beautiful portrait is too much, so ask them to paint simple lines or shapes.
Painting with your mouth
This is less difficult. Cover the tables with newspapers. Place jars with diluted water color paint and brushes. Students may paint what the want. You may also give them a simple goal: paint rectangles in different colors.
vrijdag 31 maart 2023
April showers will bring us flowers
- white drawing sheet
- water colour paint
- ruler
- white crayon or oil pastel
- paint brush
- water
Sketch some spring flowers on a white sheet. Make sure your lines are extremely thin. Use your ruler to draw white crayon lines with one centimeter between them. Make sure your crayon has a sharp point. Paint your drawing with watercolour paint. Use a lot of water to make bright colours. The crayon will resist the water paint, so your shower will be very clear!
donderdag 30 maart 2023
Like Romero Britto
This was one of my most successful lessons so far; students enjoyed it and the results were amazing. But hello copycats: Britto never painted tulips! So please don't copy this lesson (I saw a lot of them already on Pinterest), but create one yourself. Or at least: mention your source, kidsartists.blogspot.com!
You need:
- white drawing sheet A4 size
- permanent marker
- colour markers
- ruler
In 1983 Britto travelled to Europe to study the old masters. After this trip, he traveled to the USA where Pop Art was flourishing. He opened a gallery in Miami. In 1989,Absolut Vodka selected Britto to design an artwork with their famous logo. From that moment the name Britto was known to a greater public. His artwork are now represented in galleries and museums across five continents.
The students have to make a drawing with a topic of their choice. No details, but only the main lines. Divide the drawing surface with pencil and ruler in several sections. Trace all lines with a waterproof black marker and then colour them with markers in the way Britto did.
For the background we stamped circles with toilet rolls on a coloured sheet and pasted the artwork on it.
Op art around an eye
You need:
- drawing sheet 20 by 20 cm
- ruler
- pencil
- post it
- black markers
dinsdag 28 maart 2023
Athletes in motion
You need:
- colored construction paper
- white drawing sheet
- paperclips
- scissors
- cutting mat and cutting knife
- glue
- marker
- photo of an athlete
zondag 5 februari 2023
Art Noveau tiles
- colored paper 10 by 10 cm
- linoleum 10 by 10 cm
- colored cardboard karton 25 bij 25 cm
- carbon paper
- lino knife
- flat piece of glass
- block printing ink
- lino roller
- lino press
- glue
Art Noveau was mainly applied to everyday products (for emample furniture, glassware, jewellery), in architecture, graphic art and painting. Artists were inspired by nature: patterns with birds, flowers, plants. clouds, rocks, women. Graceful moving lines express emotion.
Show Art Noveau tiles: with 2 mirror lines or tiles that form a tableau in a group of 4.
vrijdag 3 februari 2023
Self portrait like Alphonse Mucha
- portrait photo of yourself
- white drawing sheet
- brown and grey construction paper
- color pencil
- gold pencil
- scissors
- glue
Task
Draw the picture of yourself and color it with pencils. Cut out and stick on brown paper. Decorate the background with organic shapes using a gold color pencil. Cut a frame for you portrait and stick it on your artwork.
woensdag 1 februari 2023
Op art paper weaving like Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely, 1906-1997, was a French-Hungarian artist and one of the most important representives of Op Art. Vasarely studied in Budapest and left for Paris in 1930 to work as a decorator.
Op-art, short for optical art. The word optical is used to describe tings that relate to how we see. Artists use shapes, colours and patterns in special ways to create images that look as if they are moving or blurring. Op art started in the 1960. Op-art is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. The artwork gives the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images and vibrating patterns.
You need:
- black construction sheet (23 by 33 cm,)
- white or colored paper in strips of 2 cm
- ruler
- pencil
- scissors
- glue
Stap 2
Leave the sheet folded in half. Cut the lines up to the 3 cm strip.
Weave the strips into the frame. Start in the middle: press the strips agaiinst the fold on both sides. Press the next strips against the previous ones. Stap 4
Glue the loose ends on one site.
Stap 5