Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Throughout this pandemic, you parents have had to step in and become educators for your children, and I want to say how much I appreciate YOU for keeping your students in touch with Art Education, along with other core subjects. So, here's another integration project that will use art, math, and science! Some of you have acrylic paint and brushes at home, but some students are not as fortunate to have access to these materials. So, this week is all about using things you already have to create awesome art! For those of you who have acrylic paint at home, you'll only need to follow the first half of this post. For those of you who don't have paint at home, I'm adding in an additional portion on how to MAKE PAINT FROM ITEMS YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR KITCHEN CABINETS! So, without further ado, behold, the potato print!!!! To create a potato print, you can use ANY kind of potato. For mine, I used a sweet potato! This project DOES require adult supervision. The first step is to use a knife to cut shapes from your potato. I have included examples of shapes that I cut, below. There are many different shapes, but all shapes are categorized into 2 types; Organic shapes (shapes that look natural) and Geometric shapes (man made, proportional). As well as creating flat shapes, you can cut into the surface of the potato to create patterns. Once you've cut out your shapes, use a paintbrush to apply paint to the surface of the potato pieces. Press firmly onto a piece of paper, and then lift up your potato piece! It should leave behind paint in the shape of your potato. Try layering pieces and colors after each layer dries! Homemade paint recipe and examplesNot all of us have access to paint at home. Here's a recipe to create your own paint from household items that you may already have in your cupboard. Homemade "acrylic paint" substitute: 1. Mix equal parts flour, salt, warm water. 2. Separate the mixture into 3 bowls. Use a few drops of food coloring in each bowl to create desired colors. I used Red, Blue and Yellow to create the PRIMARY colors. These colors can be mixed together to create any other color on the color wheel. 3. Use a paintbrush or a q-tip to apply the "paint" in a THIN and EVEN layer on your potato pieces, and press down onto paper. When you lift up, it should leave behind "paint" in the shape of your potato piece! Some photos of my process are listed below! Send me pictures of your awesome potato prints! You can email or text me directly. [email protected] (757)512-4050 and most of all...HAVE FUN!!!!
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