Hey everyone.....I have a question.... WHAT DAY IS IT?! I thought today was Monday, but apparently it is TUESDAY! Anyone else getting their days mixed up lately? I have a fun and STRANGE art and science experiment for everyone today. We will be using materials we can find around the house, and doing experiments to see how they react on a piece of paper. This is an easy way to make art when you don't have art materials at home! You can ALWAYS find ways of creating even when you don't have things like paint, crayons, or colored pencils. You might use your materials research to study how your materials work on paper and use them to create your own painting or drawing at home! Here's how to get started. Step 1: Set up your experiment. Find a piece of paper, and a pen or pencil. Use your pen or pencil to create sections on your paper. They do not have to be perfect! Make as many sections as you want, one section for each experiment. I folded my paper many times to help make my sections. Step 2: Collect some "materials." You'll want to collect some materials from around the house. What kinds of things do you think would move like paint does? Try everything you can, but make sure it is ok with your parents first. Some things you might try--- Ketchup? Mustard? Spices mixed with water? Toothpaste? The options are endless! Use a paint brush, a q-tip, a cotton ball, or whatever you have lying around to make the marks on paper. Make sure when you try each material in a section, you write down what you used so you can remember later if you want to use that material to paint with. Step 3: Wait! Let your materials dry! Once they are dry, you will see what they will look like if they are used in a painting. Make some OBSERVATIONS about your EXPERIMENTS; Which ones turned out well? Not so well? Do you like the way some of them look? What colors did you end up with? Once you've made your observations, you should have a few materials that you really like. Why not make a painting with them??? For my painting, I really liked the way the soy sauce and the beet juice both looked when they were dry. They kind of acted like watercolor paint! And I loved the color I got by using blackberries. So I used all 3 materials in my abstract painting. Now it's your turn to become an arts scientist and create your own experiments and paintings. Share your photos with me if you'd like to! [email protected] (757)512-4050 And most importantly... HAVE FUN!!!
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