Rainbow Creations - Art and Craft for Children - Blog

Today we foraged for blackberries with the intention to collect and print with them. We wanted to experiment with different mediums for children's art in Autumn. Or aim was to reproduce the beautiful colours, textures and shapes found in blackberry bushes in the form of printmaking. First of all we needed to make a background collage of leaves for the blackberries to nestle into and hide between. We could have used some real blackberry leaves but but decided, after looking closely at the shape of the leaves of a blackberry bush we found a leaf in our our bag of mixed type artificial leaves which was so very similar, if not the same. To print the leaves we used the reverse of the leaf as the veins were raised, which meant that the detail would stand out more on the print. The leaf was painted with green paint , brushed on with a chubby paint brush for even coverage of the leaf. Once the paper was covered in leaf prints we decided a second shade of green would loo...

Exploring paint and painting techniques with children - creative painting. Paint Types for Children's Use Water based paint, known as watercolour is available in many forms. Tempera powder paint , ready mixed paint , the liquid form, and block paints are all used with water as their base. Acrylic paint , being produced from acrylic, is generally thicker and more opaque than watercolour. It can also be diluted with water. Oil paint is not an ideal paint for children to use as it takes so long to dry. Experimenting with Painting Techniques When choosing paint for the piece of art work intended, it is important to realise that the end result will be different, depending on your chosen paint The painting technique used will also give a different outcome. A paint brush does not always have to be used. To help foster creativity within children, encourage them to think of all possibilities of materials used and techniques . Our Painting Session on Chinese Art We re...