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Instructional Objective:
1. The student will understand and apply media, techniques, and
processes.
2. The student will use their knowledge of structure and functions.
Supplies:
Campbell’s Soup at Hand container
emptied and cleaned
3” Styrofoam ball
Paper Mache' Art Paste available from Dick Blick or your local art
supply store or your favorite paper mache' material
1” strips of newspaper
stylus
tracing paper
Fine point Permanent Marker
natural sea sponges
Sobo Glue
hot glue gun and appropriate glue
E6000 Glue
Orange Sculpey Clay
4” long twigs
Delta Gesso (#070010200)
Delta Interior Matte Spray Varnish (#072030045)
Delta Pearl Luster Medium (#072240202)
Ruddy Red Cheek Chalks (#29-078) available from Cupboard Dist.
www.cdwood.com
3/4” colored pompoms
5” of colored wire 19 or 20 gauge works well
Xacto Knife.
Paints: Delta Ceramcoat
White
Light Ivory
Old Parchment
Maple Sugar
Periwinkle
Black
Lima Green
Passion
Pink Parfait
Jubilee Green.
Brushes: Dynasty Black Gold
Series # 206A: ½”
Series #206SL: 5/0
Series # 206R: #2
Series #206 DF: ¼”.
Use the brush that best fits the area to be painted.
Prep Step:
1. After
you have eaten the soup wash and dry the container and remove the
outside label. Discard the red plastic lid and the pop-top lid from
the top of the container. Using your hot glue gun run a bead of glue
around the metal lip of the container and place the Styrofoam ball in
place. Allow the glue to dry.
2. Paper
Mache' is an inexpensive but fun material for children to use. It can
be purchased at many art/craft supply stores; I used Art Paste
available from Dick Blick. It can be stored in the made up form for a
few weeks and should be mixed according to the manufactures
directions. If you are unable to purchase art paste you can always
use the old stand by of flour and water or wallpaper paste. Using the
1” strips of newspaper tear the pieces into manageable sizes depending
on the children’s hand size and spread the art paste onto each strip
as you work. You will find that the strips are easier to manage if
you do each one individually. After you have applied the paste to the
strip smooth the piece onto the snowman shape making sure that you try
to smooth out as many bumps and ridges as possible. Cover the entire
piece but do not cover the base of the cup that will sit on the
table. This will allow the snowman to have a stable base to rest on.
Fully coat the piece with newspaper strips, using at least two layers
of paper mache'.
3.
Using Delta Gesso and a slightly dampened
natural sponge pounce the gesso onto the sponge and apply to the
snowman shape so that the gesso completely covers the newsprint, you
may find that you need two coats to fully cover the newsprint.
Painting Instructions:
- Using the
slightly dampened natural sea sponge pounce the sponge into Light
Ivory and sponge completely covering the snowman. Using the dirty
sponge with Light Ivory already on it pounce your sponge into Old
Parchment and lightly sponge over the top of the Light Ivory
allowing the Light Ivory to show through.
- Using a clean
slightly dampened sponge pounce your sponge into a 60/40 mix of
Pearl Luster Medium (60%) and White (40%), lightly sponge over the
Light Ivory and Old Parchment. Do not clean your sponge and add to
the Pearl Luster/White mix Periwinkle and sponge lightly over the
previous colors.
- Transfer the
pattern to the snowman using your favorite transfer method making
sure that you extend the neck of the scarf around to the back of the
snowman. Float shade using Maple Sugar under the scarf, buttons,
around the tops of the shoes, to the sides of the eyes and on top of
the cheeks, and under the mouth. Base the eyes with White and paint
Black for the pupil. Using a stylus/toothpick dip dot the
reflection in the eye with White. Using Ruddy Red Cheek Chalks and
a stipple brush chalk the cheeks. I find that cheek chalks are much
easier for children to use and allow for more control than paint.
Gently load the small stipple brush with the chalk and wipe a small
amount off onto a paper towel, using a circular motion apply the
chalk to the cheeks. Continue applying the chalk until you achieve
the depth of color that you prefer. Base the shoes and buttons with
Black, using a fine liner brush line the detail on the shoes with
White, I find that children are very capable of doing comma strokes
if they use a stylus or a toothpick. Using White add the highlight
to the tops of the shoes.
- Base the pink
scarf with Pink Parfait; line the stripes with Passion and Lima
Green. Float a highlight with Light Ivory and float shade with
Passion. Base the green scarf with Lima Green; line the stripes
with Passion and Pink Parfait. Float a highlight with Light Ivory
and float shade with Jubilee Green. Using a liner brush line Pink
Parfait and Passion onto the fringe of both scarves.
Finishing:
- Choose the
colored wire based on the color scheme of your snowman, I chose to
use purple. Mark the placement of the earmuffs with a pencil, using
hot glue place a dot of glue on either side of the face and glue the
wire in place so that it rests slightly above the face. Over the
top of the wire glue the colored pompom of your choice in place. I
typically add a dot of Sobo Glue with my hot glue and the two seem
to work well together, the hot glue works instantly while the Sobo
is more resilient over time and dries clear.
- Using a small
amount of the Sculpey Clay form the nose and dry it in the oven
according to the manufacturers directions. Once the nose has cooled
glue it to the face using E6000 Glue according to the manufacturers
specifications.
- You can easily find twigs
out of doors to use for the arms, cut those to size. Mark the
placement of the arms with a pencil and using a small Xacto Knife
cut an X through the paper mache' and the plastic, insert a round
object through the area that was cut to push it in and open the area
so that you can insert the twigs. A paintbrush handle works well
for this, I wiggled the brush in a circular motion to help open the
area and kept doing so until I
could easily insert the twigs. Position the twigs and hot glue
around the twigs to hold them in place.
- Using a black
permanent marker line the details. Spray Varnish and enjoy!!!
Children - Have
an adult help you with this project.
© Christy Hartman 2006
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