C R E A T E: Winter Patterned Tree Collages
‘Tis the season for sparkle and shine, and this lesson delivers on both! Metallic paint and Sharpies are always much-coveted materials at our art tables, and at this time of year, you can find them almost anywhere. Embrace the sparkle!
Time Frame: 30mins-1hr
Skill Level: age 4+
Goals:
- To explore patterns and repetition through both drawing and painting.
- To learn elements of design by arranging mixed media elements.
Materials:
- Black Cardstock
- Cotton balls or PomPoms
- Metallic paint
- Glue stick
- Metallic Sharpie or Gel Pens
Directions:
- Choose 2-3 colors of metallic paints.
- Dip your cotton ball into one shade of the paint, and cover your entire piece of paper.
- Layer another color over top.
- Allow your painting to dry.
- While the paint is drying, draw 4-5 different shapes for the tops of your trees on a different sheet of black cardstock. They can be circles, rectangles, triangles…anything goes!
- Inside each tree top, draw a different pattern using a metallic Sharpie marker or gel pen. Challenge yourself to make each pattern unique!
- Once you have finished adding your patterns, arrange your trees on the (dry) metallic background. Glue them down using a glue stick.
- Finish up the collage by gluing on thin pieces of black cardstock for your trunks.
Tweak it!
- Switch up the background: paint a whole sheet of watercolor paper with liquid watercolor in a variety of bold colors. Arrange and glue your black patterned trees as outlined above.
Starry Trees, by Elena, age 6