Original: https://createartwithme.com/heart-art-mixed-media-lesson/
Date: 2013-02-07
Author: Michelle East
Categories: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, After School Art & Art Camp, Art History Lessons, Art Lessons, Elementary Art, K-1st Grade, Mixed Media Lessons, Painting Lessons, Watercolor Lessons, Watercolor Resist
Tags: 2nd grade art, 3rd grade art, 4th grade art, abstract art, art lessons for children, elementary art, heart art, heart art lesson, mixed media, painting art projects for kids, repetition, Valentine's Day Art project, Watercolor, watercolor resist
Jim Dine is an American Pop Artist. He did a series of painting of everyday objects including things like hammers, robes, & hearts. This project is loosely inspired from Jim Dine’s heart paintings.
I wanted a Valentine’s Day art project that incorporated hearts & art history, so learning about pop art & Dine’s was a great combination. We also reviewed repetition (patterns), warm & cool colors. Watercolor & crayon resist paintings are always fun to do!
Supplies: 12×18″ tagboard, oil pastels or crayons, watercolors, ruler
Instructions:
- Section off paper into quarters using a ruler.
- Draw a heart that goes into all 4 sections.
- Use oil pastels to draw patterns into the heart. Draw a different pattern in each section.
- Paint heart with warm colors.
- Use cool colors (greens,blues, & purples) to paint the background.
- Use a black oil pastel to outline the heart, then use your finger to smudge the pastel toward the background.
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