This week we tackled glazing and blending in acrylic. Instead of a still life, I suggested splitting up the paper into sections with masking tape in order for each box to be a different experiment. We used soft brushes in order to get a softer effect than is possible with the stiffer ones, and diluted the paint with water in order to build up translucent layers. It’s a great technique for making abstract patterns – I could imagine many of the results as…
So it was the last week of term this week and the kids finished their paper clay sculptures, using either paint or torn paper (decoupage). I particularly loved the decoupaged ones which added a lovely texture, in keeping with the paper clay, as well as incorporating interesting patterns. But of course, the paint gave more control over the colours and texture. And some used both – see the goose and the perfume bottle! And one child even made a whole habitat for her…
This week the kids used all manner of pattern making techniques to create a wonderfully vibrant fashion catwalk – with cardboard human and other animal mannequins. The process was simple enough – but the results certainly weren’t. We had scarfs, saris, hats, capes, boots – you name it! Using techniques such as scarffito (sratching into wet paint to reveal a painted layer underneath) and stenciling they first made their ‘fabric’ by covering a piece of A4 paper with their pattern design. While these…