Rainforest Tree Frog Art
This is s fun way to build a textured canvas. Children use black glue on black construction paper to outline the frog. Then use colored oil pastels to fill him in. The results are stunning and worthy of any classroom gallery! You might even do a variety of rainforest animals with this technique.
Materials:
- Glue
- Black Paint
- Black Constructions Paper
- Oil Pastels
- Inspiration Photo
Step 1
Using your inspiration photo, draw an outline of your rainforest animal. Use pencil so that it can be seen but easily covered up.
Step 2
Add some black paint to your glue bottle and stir. Carefully outline your animal with black glue.
Step 3
Set your drawing aside to dry. I put mine outside with a rock on top so it wouldn’t blow away. You could use a hairdryer to speed up this process just be careful not to blow your glue too hard.
Step 4
Using your inspiration photo again and your oil pastels begin to add color to the appropriate areas. In this case my frogs eyes are black and red, and I added in bright green on his face, and legs.
Step 5
Look carefully at the colors. I see blue in the belly and chin. Yellow and orange at the tips of the feet. And more blue and purple in the middle of the legs. Use your finger to blend.
Step 6
Add in white along the belly and chin area. Blend the blue towards the center of the belly.
Step 7
Highlight the edges of the face with a lighter green (or mix green and white if you don’t have a lighter color) I added a white highlight stripe on some of the legs as well.
Step 8
I colored my leave in orange and read so as to contrast with the green of the frog. You don’t have to make your image exactly like your inspiration photo, it is only meant to be a guide!
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