8's
Tape Drawing
Artists use many materials to draw with which sometimes includes tape. Let's see what we can do with tape.
Watch this video to see a very large tape drawing come alive!
How To with Just Tape:
You can experiment with the way you rip or cut the tape to make a drawing.
Materials:
Masking Tape or any color tape
Scissors
A piece of paper (any size or color)
Inspiration:
This portrait is made of tiny pieces of masking tape.
The end part of the tape were cut with a scissor really thin and taped in interesting ways.
Each part of this tree was carefully cut with a scissor.
If you have a lot of tape...
You can mix the colors.
Tape draw really big on a wall,
or on the street.
How To with Tape and Other Materials:
Materials:
Tape (masking tape or painters tape works best)
Any paper or canvas (thicker the paper the better)
Chalk, Crayon, Oil pastel or Markers
or
Paints (thicker the paint the better)
With Drawing Materials....
Put tape across your paper.
The paper can be any shape or size.
The more tape you criss cross, the more interesting the design will be.
Color over your drawing with chalk, crayon, oil pastels or markers.
Artist Tip: if you wet the chalk, it will stay and draw on the paper better.
You don't have to worry about getting messy with the edges. Color "out" onto the tape, so you can get sharp edges when you peel the tape off.
When you are all done,
Slowly and carefully peel the tape off.
The tape makes crisp black negative lines.
With Painting Materials....
It is the same technique as with drawing materials but with paints.
These are made with just one color paints.
This one was painted using multiple colors over the tape.
Artist Tip: Thick paint like acrylic or tempera paint works best.
Make sure your painting is completely dry before peeling the tape off.
This is a different technique from the other paintings.
The artist painted many colors first, let it dry, then taped the design on, and painted the entire canvas black. When she peeled the tape off, this is what she got.
Try Experimenting.
Combine techniques or discover new ones.
It has been a pleasure teaching you all in person and online
and getting to know the GHS community this year.
Have a wonderful summer doing things you enjoy, being with family, friends, reflecting.
See you in September!
Be well and Stay well.
-Miki
Exquisite Beings
Lets play a little art game.
A little game about connecting different drawings together
to make one drawing.
This can be done with your family members or you can experiment on your own.
Here's how it goes...
Materials:
9"x12" or larger paper
Scissors
Pencils and/or Pen
Sharpies, Colored pencils or Markers
How To #1:
With Family Members
Start with a blank piece of paper.
Fold it in three sections.
Fold the paper so only the top section shows.
Person #1 draw a head and neck,
any type of head and neck.
Important!! Don't show the drawing to others, otherwise it will not be a surprise at the end.
Make sure you extend a little bit of the neck over the fold, onto the next page.
Important!! At each step, keep the paper folded so you will not see the drawings of the previous person.
Person #2 take over.
Begin drawing from where Person #1 left off.
Draw the body and arms.
It can be any type of body and arm.
Do the same thing as Person #1,
Make sure you extend a little bit of the body or arm over the fold, onto the next page.
Person #3 take over.
Begin from where Person #2 left off
and draw the legs, feet or shoes.
It can be any type of legs, feet or shoes.
At the very end
Open up the drawing and see!
Artist Tip: If there are more than 3 people, fold the paper more times and divide more body parts.
Example: for 5 people, fold the paper in 5 sections. Divide drawing into 5 sections like the head, neck, upper body, lower body, legs.
It can get quite silly but Fun!
You can also play this game on your own.
This is my artist friend Jeff Quinn's Drawings.
He calls it "JQ Quarentine Solo Exquisite People"
If you really like this game,
You can try a different way by cutting different parts and mixing it up.
How To #2:
Exquisite Beings Drawing Book
Fold the piece of paper evenly into 3.
Cut it into 3 even sections on both sides like so,
So you have 6 flaps.
Draw a full body at the center.
Make sure head and neck is within the top section,
Body and arms within the second section,
Legs and feet within the botton section.
Fold the top right flap down.
and draw a different head.
Do the same for the top left flap.
All together you will get 3 heads.
Do the Same for each part.
You will get...
3 bodies
3 legs and feet.
ALL TOGETHER
You will get
9 parts.
Add Color.
Then play with the different combinations by flipping the flaps!
ENJOY!
Students, Moms, Dads, Caregivers!
Next Wednesday we will have a live ArtsLab session.
Please collect any or all of these things for an art activity together.
Rubber bandsAn open small box of any kind Toilet paper roll or paper towel roll (the cardboard part)Plastic water bottle (i.e. poland spring)Any plastic container (i.e. fruit containers, pie containers)Handful of dried beans, lentils, pasta, or beads or any kindTapeMarkers
Hunt for Rubbings
We look at the same thing everyday, and well, sometimes we get bored with it.
Here is an activity to help us see the same thing around us in a new way.
Materials:
Paper (thin is better)
Crayons, Pencils, Colored pencils or Chalk
Black Sharpie marker or any thin black marker
Scissors
Glue
Step 1
We are first going to go on a scavenger hunt around the house.
Look for things that have Bumpy texture.
What is Texure?
Texture is what something feels like- Smooth, Rough, Fuzzy...etc.
We are going to try and find things that have interesting bumpy texture.
I don't have many things, but these are some that I found around my apartment.
Other Ideas:
(but not limited to these)
some foods
toys
keys, tools
tiles or the floor
backs of shoes
anything that feels bumpy when you run your fingers across it!
What can you find around your home?
Step 2
We are going to then create rubbings of these objects.
Rubbings is when you put a piece of paper over the bumpy object and make a copy of it by rubbing right on top with a crayon, pencil or chalk.
It can be the same color as the object or different.
Artist Tip: The flat side of the crayon or chalk works best. Same goes for pencils. Think holding the pencil sideways. Rub and cover as much of the bumpy side of the object as you can.
Step 3
Create a collage drawing of your object, using your rubbings.
The object
The speaker's dots were very interesting to me so I chose it.
Then I rubbed over the texture, with the side of my pencil.
While rubbing, I noticed how perfectly lined up each dots are.
Artist Tip: Crayons work best for rubbings.
Cut out the rubbings.
Glue the cut out rubbing onto a blank paper.
Artist Tip: Glue sticks work best for gluing flat.
You can also do this part after drawing.
Sketch out the rest of your object, using the rubbing as part of your drawing.
Look at your object in detail.
What kind of lines is it made of?
What kind of shapes is it made of?
What other details makes this object interesting and unique?
You can also sharpie or outline certain parts to make it stand out.
Add color with anything you may have.
This is not so colorful, since the object is not colorful.
But I did notice that the parts of it were darker and lighter. So I colored it light and dark by changing how I press into the colored pencil as I colored in.
Sky is the Limit.
(there is no limit)How will you combine rubbings with drawing?
Feel free to email whenever you need to:
Spice and Food Painting
No paints to paint with at home? No worries! We can make paint by using things that we have at home.
In fact, people made paint from nature during the olden days before buying paints in stores was common.
Finding Materials
Look around the house for things that...
Are liquid with color.
Are powder like and have color, like spices.
Have color and can be squeezed, like fruits and vegetables.
How To Make Paints
Pour a tiny bit of the spice or powder into any small bowl.
Important! Spices, fruits and vegetables we need to cook with or to eat. So we don't want to waste any. Just 2 - 4 pinches, or tiny bit of the food will do just fine.
Add a little bit of water, just enough so it will be easy to paint with.
Mix, and let it sit for about 30 minutes so it can get absorbed with the water well.
Artist Tip: The less water the better. the color will come out too light if too much water is added.
Here are examples of what I found at home.
Turmeric spice
Sumac spice
Spinach
one leaf goes a long way
Hot sauce
Blueberries
The ash from incense sticks that were burned.
You can also use things like flowers, leaves, roots, and dirt.
There are many things you can use.
Sky is the limit.
(there is no limit)
Experiment and Have Fun!
How To Paint
Other Materials you will need:
Paper (watercolor paper works best, or any paper that absorbs water well)
Paint brushes
It is a lot like painting with watercolor paints. The only difference is, you don't need to add water.
Artist Tip: Have a cup of water to rinse out your brush. Have a paper towel or cloth to wipe your brush.
Stroke marks with Spinach.
Sunset painting
Hot Sauce skyTurmeric and Incense Ash sunSpinach grassSumac dirt
Dabbing the brush with Turmeric.
Overlapping dabs with Incense Ash.
After it dries, you can also use regular or sharpie markers to add details.
I added seeds for my flower.
These are just examples of the many things you can paint.
Experiment with brushmarks and ENJOY!
Please take a pic of the work you create and email to:
Accordion Sketchbook
A book tells a story.
A sketchbook is also a book and tells a story about you.
It is a personal book,
an artist's mind and heart.
During Spring Break, lets create a personal sketchbook.
Inspirations:
An accordion is a portable musical instrument that's like a piano. The only way it can be played is by pumping air, through squeezing it closed and open repeatedly.
An accordion book is a book that's in the shape of an accordion. Do you see it? It also opens and closes like an accordion.
Artists can get really creative with the shape and make of an accordion book.
You can use any materials.
This artist used color tape for the cover.
This artist used recycled paper related to NYC streets, and made a collage of the city with black paper that goes across all the pages.
This artist created a theme. She made a box door for the cover, and cut the accordion pages into a house shape. The images on the book are also houses.
This artist used cardboard with pockets.
Another collage that goes across the pages.
This is a mini gallery. The artist cut out a frame on each page with an Xacto knife, and glued his art from the back.
This artist cut out all the pages of the accordion into a dress shape.
You can also make things pop out by cutting slits at the fold, and pushing it out in the opposite direction.
How To: Making the Accordion Book
Materials
These are materials I have at home. What materials do you have and can use to make a book?
If you don't have markers you can also use colored pencils as well as paints. If you have collage materials like construction paper or recycled paper, you can use those too!
Step 1
Fold the paper in half.
Go to Step 4 if you want large size.
(do this for 8 pieces of letter size paper)
Go to Step 2 if you want smaller size.
Step 2
Fold it again and cut it in half.
Step 3
I used 4 pieces of letter size paper here, which gave me 8 pieces.
Step 4
Stack each pieces of paper like this- one page facing up, the other page facing down.
Step 5
Glue each page together at the fold and around the edges .
Keep going until all of your pages are glued together into an accordion shape.
Artist Tip: If you have glue sticks, use those! If not thin layers of elmers glue along the edges works best. Too much glue makes the paper wrinkle.
Step 6
If you want your book to be a specific shape, Fold the accordion book closed, and cut it in the shape you like.
The shape can relate to a theme or random.
Important! Do not cut off all of the folded edges to the right and to the left. If you do, the pages will no longer be connected.
Step 7
If you don't want a hard cover, you are done at Step 7.
If you do want a hard cover, trace the front end and back end to the thick paper and cut.
Step 8
Make 2- one for the front of the book, the other for the back of the book.
Artist Tip: Cardboard or any thick paper from your recycle bin works great! You can even play around with printed design.
Example: choose a box or package with interesting pattern or design.
Step 9
Glue the cover to the front end and the back end, and you have an accordion book!
You can also try to figure out how to make one of the books from the Inspirations.
How To: What to draw or collage?
It can be...
One long drawing or collage...
across all pages...
front and back.
Or each page...
a drawing or collage...
of the same theme or different,
front and back.
Something you see...
An experiment with materials...
A thought...
Or from imagination...
See more of this artist's imagination sketches at :
Express Yourself &Your Interests and ENJOY!
Please take a pic of the work you create and email to:
Fake Foods!
Here are the videos about fake foods in Japan that we discussed during your morning meeting last week.
Other Art Activities You Can Do During Spring Break:
You can find lots of activity ideas at the below website.
It is divided into age groups and varied enough for all different skill levels.
If you would like to learn or practice how to draw, here are some How to YouTube classes by industrial designer, Michael DiTullo. If the link does not work, you can also look him up on YouTube.
Mosaics with Things Around the House
A mosaic is putting together scrap pieces together into a picture like a puzzle.
At first, artists used broken pieces of glass, ceramic or pottery, but now we can use anything.
Lets see if we can find things around the house to make a mosaic.
Materials:
Recycled paper of any kind
Objects around the house with or without color
Background paper (any size)
Scissors
Glue
How To #1
Paper Mosaic
Look through your paper recycling bin and choose what interests you.
Artist Tip: color, intersting texture, pattern, design, text..etc.
Cereal boxes or any kind of boxes are also good materials.
Rip and tear the papers...
Or cut the papers with a scissor...
Artist Tip: it does not have to be a square, it can be any shape.
Arrange them by color, image or any category you like to make it easy for you to work with.
You can sketch an idea of an image and fill the mosaic pieces in like a puzzle,
or dive in and arrange pieces as you go like a puzzle...
Randomly
Or neatly,
And Glue.
Artist Tip: you can either put glue down on the paper first, then put the pieces on top,
or you can put glue piece by piece, but this will take you longer.
Cut paper mosaics...
The trick is to fill the entire page as tight as possible, with no blank spaces.
Torn paper mosaics...
This one uses different kinds of magazine paper with construction paper.
This one uses a variety of different papers cut randomly.
You can get very creative with the mix of papers!
How To #2
Found Object Mosaic
Hunt for and collect any materials around the house.
Arrange them by color, object or any category you like.
The trick is to fill as tight as possible, with very few blank spaces.
These are arranged by color.
But you can arrange them in any way you like!
You also don't have to glue them.
You can arrange as a mosaic and take a photo of it.
The photo will be your work of art!
Is there another way YOU can think of to create a Mosaic?
Be Creative!
The examples are not the limit.
I would love to see your creations!
Please take a pic of the work you create and email to:
Upcycle Sculpture
Being creative with materials is a big part of being an artist. When artist don't have materials that we need, we find other materials to take its place.
There are lots you can create with recycled materials and things you find around the house. Lets give it a try and see what we can create!
Here are some materials you can use:
CardboardBoxes of all sizes that are cuttable Toilet paper rollsPaper towel rollsReycled paper of any kindStringWireAluminum foilKeep in mind there's more to this list, Your choices are limitless!
Inspirations
Can you guess what it is made of? And how it is made?
How To Sample #1
Building
Here's what I used to build:
Masking tape (or any strong tape)Recycled cardstock paper (or any thick paper)Toilet paper rollsPaper towel rollTea boxFirst I looked at the shape of the recycled materials I had and asked myself ....
"What do the shapes remind me of? What can it turn into?"
I decided on a giraffe.
Here I am making the neck and legs to attach to the green box that will be the body.
Artist Tip: to attach any pieces together, make tabs by cutting slits and folding it out.
The challenge is finding the best way to attach with tape. Think balance.
It's not always just cutting, you can also bend. I bent the paper towel roll to make the giraffe's face.
I added rolls of tape to the back of the face to secure it, so I won't loose the shape of the face. (putting tape over it will turn it into a blob)
With the scrap carstock paper, I cut and attached details like the ears and a tail.
To add color you can use anything:
How To Sample #2
Sculpting
Here's what I used to sculpt:
Aluminum foilBrown paper bagElemers glue ScissorsGlue brushSharpie markerL hook nails
Sculpt a shape with aluminum foil.
I saw a sparrow out my window and it inspired me to create a lifesize bird.
Artist Tip: Think loose squeezes and pinches when you are sculpting. If you squeeze too tight, the foil will no longer bend.
For the surface, I ripped the brown paper bag into workable bits that will cover the shape.
Mixed a tiny bit of water with Elmers glue so it will be easy to brush on.
Spread the glue on both sides of the brown paper, overlap each piece and cover the whole thing so no foil is showing.
Once it dried, I drew in some details with Sharpie markers.
I found some L shape nails and used that for its legs.
You can also use...
Color markers & Paint to add details.
These are just samples
Be Creative!
with your
Choices in Materials
and What You Decide to Create.
I would love to see your creations!
Please take a pic of the work you create and email to:
Drawings in the Air
Create a Mobile
Drawings do not always have to be flat and on a table or wall. They can be cut and bent to make it 3D. They can also hang from someplace high up, so you can see it from all sides and watch it move!
Here is what you need:
Five 4x6 cardstock (from at home packet)Sharpie marker (from at home packet)2 Sticks (restaurant chopsticks works well, but anything else strong will work)Colored pencils, Markers or PaintsHole puncher or anything sharp to make holesTape (clear tape for the drawing, duct tape or anyhting like it will work)StringScissorsPencilErasersInspirations:
How To:
Pick a theme, ANY theme.
Example: animals, food, weather, planets, people, a story you like, a story you make up.
With a pencil, sketch 4 things from your theme.
Artist Tip: When you sketch, decide which parts you want flat, and which parts you want to bend to make it 3D.
Outline your pencil sketch with a sharpie to make all the details darker and stand out.
Add color.
Artist Tip: I used colored pencils because that's all I had at home. You can also use markers, crayons or paints if you have.
On the 5th piece of paper, sketch the parts you want to bend and attach.
Example: I wanted the elephant's ears and bird's wings to stick out. So I sketched them out separately, like a puzzle.
Sharpie and add color to these too.
Cut all your shapes with a scissor.
Flip the shapes to the blank side, Sharpie and Color again.
Front
Artist Tip: The back may be different from the front.
Back
Example: I wanted the cheetah to look 3D so I sketched and colored the back of its head. I also bent its tail to make it look like it's wiggling.
Bend the parts you want to look like it is sticking out.
Example: I wanted the bear to look like it was sitting with its arms open for a hug.
For the separate parts, fold a tab at one end and tape it to the main shape with clear tape.
My bird is flapping its wings, my elephant is flapping its ears.
Punch a hole at the top of your shapes.
Artist Tip: make sure you have enough space on all sides, so the hole will not rip.
Cut pieces of string, put it through the hole of each shape, and tie.
To make the hanger, put two sticks at a cross, tape it between the cross, up, under, over and all around.
Tie the shapes to the hanger,
hang the hanger from where you like,
and watch your drawings spin in the air!
More Choices:
You can also use a coat hanger to hang your shapes.
If you have a wire coat hanger, you can combine them by bending and taping them together at the neck.
If you have pipecleaners or wire, you can try it this way of hanging.
