Van Gogh is a name every young child knows, and Starry Night is the title they remember! Uses this fun technique to create movement on your canvas!
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- Black Construction Paper
- White School Glue
- Oil Pastels
- VanGogh Artist Card
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Art Project Tutorial:
Using your white glue, begin to draw the dark shape in the foreground. Add in your horizon line, accounting for the hills and the village below. Add in some swirls in the background. Continue buiding your image with glue. Be sure to add in the moon and lots of stars, making sure your glue is moving around them. Allow your glue to dry for a few hours. It will almost disappear but you'll still be able to see it and feel it. When your glue is dry, provide children with Oil Pastels. Begin to draw over the lines you made with your glue. When you draw over the glue, you'll begin to see different textures coming through Use different colors along your lines. Show children how to choose a variety of different hues of blue. Highlight with white and yellow on top of your blues. Use darker yellows to draw in your Moon and Stars. Use black and purple to add shadow and depth to the image in the foreground. Color in your village. Use dark colors in the background and whites and yellows for the buildings. Add in a little light blue to highlight areas in the darkness. These look wonderful when mounted on a classroom bulletin board, or framed with black construction paper.
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This is great! We can’t wait to try this with our Creative Tots Mason Preschoolers! Thank you for sharing!