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February 12, 2016

PRESIDENTS' DAY art project Part 2:George Washington on the United States Flag {Collaborative Collage Tutorial}

Can I just copy and paste this section from the previous post Presidents' Day art project Part 1?: wa wa wa

This is an excellent collaborative art project for Presidents' Day! We created Abe Lincoln {Newspaper Abe tutorial here} a few years back, and then added to our collection George Washington & Thomas Jefferson recently. Once again we had about 80+ kids contributing to make each of them.

This was a fabulous patriotic art project to participate in with the students. They were able to reflect on the history and using words that represent our country.

George Washington on the

American Flag

George Washington {Tutorial} on Canvas Material:

Materials:

overhead projector

president on transparency paper, Here: site for George Washington's image

canvas material to fit your image

canvas stretched or wood board (for the image to adhere and hang on wall)

black, red, & blue permanent markers

red & blue material markers

heavy books

large brush

plastic cling wrap

Mod Podge

Polyacrylic

I used canvas material (can find at a any material store in bulk) instead of paper, for this project because I wanted it resemble the texture of a real flag. I regret I didn't end up with too many photos of this project while working on it with the kids. I had to watch them like a hawk!

1- Please first go to Newspaper Abe {Tutorial} to see all of the steps that I will not be covering.

2- First I projected and traced an image of Pres. Washington and then the United States Flag. I used black permanent marker for Washington and for the flag I used blue & red material markers.

3- Then I cut the blue rectangle with stars out, and the red stripes out of the flag. I didn't want the students to accidentally write on the white part of the flag or use red on the blue part of the flag or vice versa so we kept them in separate stations. (If you were to make this with an older group, you wouldn't need to cut it out. I would bet that they would not cross colors).

4- We wrote with various reds and blues with permanent & material markers to write PATRIOTIC WORDS & ALL 50 STATES.

5- Next I laid out the complete image onto the wood board, then adhered the canvas strips with Mod Podge one by one. I used plastic wrap and books, just like I showed you in the Newspaper Abe Tutorial. Refer to that tutorial if you have any questions on this process.

Hanging out together... drying...

Abe Lincoln {click here for tutorial}, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson {click here for tutorial} getting ready to hang side by side on our school wall.

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PRESIDENTS' DAY art project Part 1: Thomas Jefferson {Collaborative Collage Tutorial}

This is an excellent collaborative art project for Presidents' Day! We created Abe Lincoln {Newspaper Abe tutorial here} a few years back, and then added to our collection George Washington & Thomas Jefferson recently. We had about 80+ kids contributing to make each of them.

This was an amazing art project to participate in with the students. They were able to reflect on history and words that represent our country.

We entered the presidents in a contest and won a prize!

We are representing our 2nd Grade

@ Madison Country Patriot Contest.

SMILE!!!! GOOFY ALL OVER THE PAGE!

Thomas Jefferson on the

Declaration of Independence

Tutorial for Jefferson on Paper:

Materials:

overhead projector

president image on transparency paper

numerous copies of The Declaration of Independence

clear tape

canvas stretched or wood board (for the image to adhere and hang on wall)

black permanent marker

crayons

heavy books

plastic cling wrap

large brush

Mod Podge

Polyacrylic

1- Please refer to the tutorial of Newspaper Abe Here to get an idea of how the images are copied onto the paper and the adhering process.

2- I used this Declaration of Independence and this image of Thomas Jefferson.

3- I lightly taped the paper together on the back side so the tape would not show on the final image.(Notice I did print on different shades of paper, hence the lighter area of the face)

4- I turned over Thomas Jefferson and randomly cut into strips and then into rectangle shapes. I cut around 90 shapes so each student and teacher would be able to color their own.

5- Just like in creating Abe, I numbered the backside of each paper in order (1-90) so I could easily arrange Thomas back together.

6- Students created designs and colored with crayons on their shape of paper.

7- I sparingly taped the backside of shapes into strips, taping the numbers in order.

8- Flipped it over and used Mod Podge to adhere the strips (easier in strips than the whole image) onto the wood board until image was complete!

9- I use polyacrylic, which is a non-yellowing clear layer and is stronger than Mod Podge, for a top coat on the image.

Click here to see how George Washington got stars on his face on Presidents' Day art project Part 2: George Washington {Tutorial}

April 11, 2012

Reduce Reuse *Recycle - NEWSPAPER Abe {tutorial}

During the month of April, EARTH MONTH (yay), I will "attempt" to post all of my current repurposed and recycled art projects. I'm a big fan of using repurposed items in my art projects and in daily life as well. What a great month of learning and getting into good habits!

Newspaper Abe

This has been one of my most simple, collaborative, kid art murals made with elementary kids, but for all ages! I love the fact that we used the portrait of Honest Abraham Lincoln (one of my favorite presidents), repurposed newspapers, crayons, a permanent marker, and of course...

almost 80 1st graders!

And... you can make your own newspaper art in a smaller form with your preferred portrait/s! Be creative.

(We actually completed this near Presidents' Day, but this is my life. Art projects are one story, posting them is another!)

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Here's my quick tutorial:

(measure, cut, screw, spackle, sand, clean, gesso)

Materials for Wood Canvas:

1" x 2"s
masonite board, 1/4" thickness
flat head screws, size 6x3/4
spackle
gesso

(Depending on your desired size will also determine how much of each material you will need.)
*Instead of making your own wood canvas you can use a pre-stretched canvas board, any size.

Materials for Newspaper Abe:

transparency sheet (and a projector)
newspapers
permanent marker
crayons
Mod Podge
plastic wrap

Use transparency and overhead projector - free images from openclipart.

Tape newspaper seams together on the back side, trace, and fill in image with permanent marker on the front side.

On the back side, graph and number the amount of squares or "shapes" you want. I made a small model on another paper, labeling all of the outside squares just in case I was confused later-it helped!

Cut the newspaper and then color each square with crayons. Be creative! (pattern art, theme art, color schemes, shapes...)
Reassemble your shapes back together.
Apply a little more than a thin layer of Mod Podge to your canvas.
Carefully lay your colored squares on the Mod Podged area.

Lay plastic wrap over the Mod Podge newspaper squares to help smooth out.
Stack books on top so the squares dry flat and do not curl. This helps protect the artwork and books. Dry time as directed on bottle.
Repeat until complete.

Helpful Tips:

Instead of adhering square by square, tape 2 rows together at a time, only using a small amount of tape on the reverse side. Then adhere on the canvas two rows at a time. This helps make sure everything will line up and it's fast!
During each drying wait, wrap & seal your brush up in plastic wrap (so it won't dry out or have to clean it several times).