Art with Everyday Things

Art with Everyday Things — page 1 — LET’S MAKE ART Look all around you indoors and outdoors what can you find to make into art This book is packed with exciting ideas to help you turn ordinary things into extraordinary works of art WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE PROJECTS IN THIS BOOK IT ALSO HELPS TO HAVE A FEW BASIC ART SUPPLIES a pencil and eraser paint paintbrushes paper plates or a paint palette colored ink pads markers crayons or oil pastels scissors glue plain white paper or card stock colored paper or card stock string thread or yarn a hole punch newspaper including black Search at home for things that you can print with paint on cut out or trace In this book we’ll make art using coins keys paper towels plastic wrap toilet rolls popsicle sticks sponges forks cheese graters twist ties and even salt and soap Check your recycling bin for old newspaper envelopes and cereal boxes and save them for your work too 4

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Art with Everyday Things — page 3 — FANTASIC FORKS Print these fun animals with an everyday fork but remember to wash the paint off afterwards Spread some paint onto a paper plate and dip in the back of a fork Practice making prong prints like below onto white paper To make a cat print a round head like this For the body make several rows of prints underneath each other Add some whiskers one fork three fork prints in a row Lots of fork prints in a circle turn the paper as you go when the paint is dry Draw on a face While the paint is still wet scrunch up a piece of paper towel and use it to blot the paint in the middle of the head Add some stripes to the body too 6 Paint on some ears and a tail using a paintbrush

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