Jan
10
2012

sketchfun
If you have talked to me for any length of time, you know that I push into all sorts of areas of art exploration. I recently went to the craft store and purchased my latest creation, of course he was just a blank keychain at the time, but after painting and adding some touches with [...]
Tags: chain, dino, dinosaur, figure, fun, key, marker, miniature, paint, triceratops
Dec
17
2011

sketchfun
On Thursday, we explored the techniques of Kanji. Kanji is more of an eastern form of calligraphy. It’s origins are from Japan. We traded our calligraphy pens for paintbrushes today, and traded our ink for some paint. We decided to use green paint as it seemed seasonally appropriate. The students had their choice of painting [...]
Tags: eternity, green, japan, japanese, kanji, language as art, paint, power
May
15
2011

sketchfun
It’s crunch time for our sculptures in the accelerated classes. The bodies need to be finished and clothed, and those heads! The decision was made to use cotton balls and glue and a little paint to make them complete. I’m sure more updates will follow in the days to come. Enjoy these photos: Just look [...]
Tags: bags, bodies, boxes, cotton, george washington, glue, newspapers, paint
May
04
2011

sketchfun
Here are some more cool shots of Kindergarten mask painting. Are you excited about summer? It’s coming!
Tags: detail, masks, paint, summer
May
01
2011

sketchfun
While most educators say that making masks with Kindergarten isn’t possible, we now have more proof that it is possible. I’ve got to get some pictures of the actual mask-making process. Those are really cool. After the base coat was added, we used a variety of acrylics. Both the watery ones and the pasty types [...]
Tags: details, mask, paint, plans
Mar
18
2011

sketchfun
Now that we are done drawing our main set of things to go into our aquarium, we will then work on our background. The background for our fishtank could easily be done with a piece of light blue construction paper, but if we really want this to be a proper “mixed media” project then we [...]
Tags: acrylic, mixed media, paint, primary colors, steps, wet canvas