Painting and creating with unconventional materials can be so liberating and exciting. That is just what this technique for watercolor painting with plastic wrap featured in the new book Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages sounds like!
Click on these pages from Art Lab for Kids to enlarge and read the full tutorial on how to make a plastic wrap water color painting and then how to draw over the painting or cut it up!
If these drawing and painting techniques sound fun and you want 51 more, check out:
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Susan Schwake
Rainer Schwake
A refreshing source of ideas for creating fine art with children, Art Lab for Kids encourages the artist’s own voice, marks, and style. This fun and creative book features 52 fine art projects set into weekly lessons, beginning with drawing, moving through painting and printmaking, and then building to paper collage and mixed media. Each lesson features and relates to the work and style of a contemporary artist. Lisa Congdon, Megan Bogonovich, and Amy Rice are just a few of the artists included. It's the perfect book for creative families, friends, and community groups and works as lesson plans for both experienced and new art teachers. Children of all ages and experience levels can be guided by adults and will enjoy these engaging exercises.
Susan Schwake is an art instructor in her own art school, where she has created her own curriculum and offers workshops and retreats most every day of the year with her adjunct teaching staff of three. Her vision to teach and share art on her own terms has grown into artstream studios, which includes a contemporary gallery, and a full media design firm. Susan has curated over 70 shows in her gallery and 50 shows of children's work in her local area. She lives in Rochester, NH. Visit her online at www.susanschwake.com and www.artstreamstudios.com.
Rainer Schwake is a versatile and talented media designer holding a masters degree in graphic design. His photography has been used in hundreds of business- and arts-related design works for print and websites. He is co-owner of artstream studios and lives with his wife, Susan, in Rochester, NH.
This looks like a fabulous book. I have several "for kids" books, and find that they are a great source of inspiration. The best ones encourage you to play and have some great techniques.
My favorite ones have generally been by the klutz series. I particularly like their fashion origami one. Just by changing the papers, you can go from wild and crazy to sophisticated.
http://liftbridge.blogspot.com/2010/04/wedding-cards-with-origami-dresses.html
Posted by: Deb | March 06, 2012 at 07:40 AM