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Rousseau-Inspired Lion

Step 1Cut out a 6" triangle from tan construction paper; this will be the lion’s face. Draw ears, eyes, a nose and mouth with construction paper crayons or oil pastels. Cut off the bottom tip of the triangle for the chin, draw "fur" and fringe.

Step 2Cut out an 8" triangle for the lion’s body; the sides can be slightly rounded. Outline the sides with black.

Step 3Cut a 6 x 1/2" strip of tan for the tail. Cut a 1-1/2" tall, 1 x 1/2" trapezoid from black construction paper and fringe the 1" end; glue the 1/2" end to the tail. Cut two 1x3" strips from tan paper and fringe for whiskers. Color them white.

Step 4Cut a 7" diameter circle from warm brown construction paper. Outline the circle with black and cut slits in the edge to create the mane.

Step 5Cut a sheet of green construction paper into 1x8" strips and taper both ends into leaf shapes. Cut off 3" from each strip; you will now have eight 5" leaves and eight 3" leaves. Use construction paper crayons or oil pastels to add color and dimension to the leaves.

Step 6Color a white moon on a piece of 9x12" blue construction paper. Glue on the tall leaves; the tops can be left un-glued for dimension.

Step 7Glue the tail and body on top of the tall leaves.

Step 8Glue the lion’s mane on top of the body and tail.

Step 9Bend the ears forward and glue the face to the mane, bending the paper out in the center to give dimension. Glue the whiskers to the cheeks.

Step 10Glue the short leaves to the foreground, overlapping each other, the mane and other pieces as necessary.

Materials Needed• 9x12" Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 50 sheets: Black (P-103029) Tan (P-103023) Dark Green (P-103021) Warm Brown (P-103025) Royal Blue (P-103017)

Additional Materials• Scissors • Glue Stick• Construction Paper Crayons or Oil Pastels

Variation Idea:

Use craft foam instead of

construction paper to create your jungle lion.

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Winslow Homer-Inspired SeascapeMaterials Needed• 9x12" Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 50 sheets: Atomic Blue (P-103400) Sky Blue (P-103016) Blue (P-103022) White (P-103026) Royal Blue (P-103017) • Scratch-Art 3D-O’s Foam Buttons (SAC-8141)

Additional Materials• Scissors • Pencil • Glue Stick• Oil Pastels • Ruler

Step 1Cut a 9x12" sheet of royal blue construction paper in half to 4-1/2 x 12". Cut a wave pattern straight across the top 12" side to create the horizon line.

Step 2Cut a left-to-right, upward slanting wave out of blue construction paper, and a left-to-right downward slanting wave out of atomic blue construction paper. Highlight all three waves with a white oil pastel.

Step 3Glue the royal blue horizon wave to a 9x12" piece of sky blue construction paper about 3" down from the top.

Step 4Position the blue wave slightly lower, as the middle ground. Line up the bottom of the atomic blue wave to the bottom of the sky blue, as the foreground. Glue only the bottom 1" of both waves to the sky blue background and slightly curl the paper so the waves pop out for a 3D effect.

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Slant Upward Left To Right

Slant Downward Left To Right

Step 5Using a pencil, draw a boat, three sails and two masts on white construction paper. Cut them out and color with oil pastels. To make this step easier, visit our website and print out the boat template from the project page.

Step 6On the rest of the white paper, draw clouds with oil pastels.

Step 7Position the boat behind the middle ground wave and attach with 3D-Os.

Step 8Cut out the clouds and add them to the picture with a glue stick and 3D-Os. Use oil pastels to add details to the waves.

American painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is best known for his depictions of landscapes, especially marine subjects.

The painting at right, Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), is oil on canvas and took three years to complete; Homer finished the piece in 1876. The 24x38” painting now hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C.


Fiber Painting

Materials Needed• Fiber Fill, 5 lb. carton (FFP-10005)• Chromacryl Students’ Acrylic, 6-Color Primary Pint Set (CHR-1994)• Vinyl Gloves, 100-Count (SAS-6507)• 8x8" Fredrix Cut Edge Canvas Panels, 6-Count, Black (TAR-37361)

Additional Materials• Bowls • White Glue or Low Temperature Glue Gun

Step 1Using a student-grade acrylic, such as Chromacryl Student’s Acrylic, pour 3-4 tablespoons of paint into a bowl.

Step 2Wearing gloves, wipe up some of the paint with a handful of fiber fill.

Step 3To help the color saturate evenly, repeatedly pull the fibers apart until the color is thoroughly mixed in. Try to use as little paint as pos-sible to keep the fibers from clumping. Add more paint for more intense color, or more fiber if the fiber is too wet. The fiber should be fluffy.

Step 4Mix more fiber colors as desired. Let the colors dry overnight.

Step 5Pull the fibers apart to create a fiber mat. Glue the first color in place on a canvas panel. White glue works but has a slower drying time; to decrease drying time use a low temperature glue gun such as Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun.

Step 6Continue adding different colors until the background is complete.

Step 7You can roll fibers into shapes and balls, and twist fibers into strands. Use these pieces to add detail to your picture.

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Oly-Fun Japanese Fish WindsockMaterials Needed• Oly-Fun Craft Fabric, 20" x 3 yards Blueberry (FFP-10480) Kiwi Light Green (FFP-10477) Clover Green (FFP-10478) (Other colors available)• Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun (SUR-KD160F)• Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun Sticks, 15-Count (SUR-CS15)• Creativity Street Jumbo Wiggle Eyes (C-344502)

Additional Materials• Tagboard • Black Sharpie • Ruler • Needle• String • Colored Markers • Scissors/Craft Knife

Step 1Cut out an 8-1/2 x 12" square shape from Oly-Fun Craft Fabric and fold in half to 8-1/2 x 6". With the fold at the top, measure 4" down on the right edge and draw a diagonal line to the lower left corner. Cut on the line through both layers of fabric to create a trapezoid shape. Overlap 1/8" of the 8-1/2" long edges and glue together with the Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun to create a cone-shaped tube. Note: You must use a low temperature glue gun; a high temperature glue gun will damage the fabric.

Step 2Cut a 1x12" and 1x8" strip of tagboard and color with a marker if desired. Fold both strips in half so they are 1/2" wide and double-thick. Glue the strips to the two outside ends of the tube; this will add stability and help keep the ends open in a circular shape.

Step 3Cut a 5x8" piece of Oly-Fun and fold in half to 5x4". Cut off the two double-thick corners from the non-folded side to make a rounded tri-angle shape and unfold; this will be the head. To make the jaw, repeat this process with a 4x5" piece of fabric, folding in half to 4 x 2-1/2". Using a black Sharpie marker, draw lip and gill patterns on the head and jaw. Wrap the jaw around the perimeter of the large end of the cone, lining up the rounded triangle points with the tagboard hoop, and glue. Wrap the head around the opposite perimeter of the large end of the cone and glue in the same way, overlapping the jaw as necessary.

Step 4Cut two 2" circles of fabric for the eyes and outline with a black Sharpie. Attach the circles to the head piece, then glue on wiggle eyes.

Step 5Cut a 6" tall, 4x9" trapezoid from fabric. Using a marker, draw a horizontal line 1/2" down from the edge of the 4" base. Starting at the horizontal line, draw straight, slightly diagonal lines all the way to the bottom. Cut along the lines up to the horizontal line to fringe. Use the 1/2" strip to glue the tail around the small end of the tube.

Step 6Cut two 5x3" top fin pieces and draw details with markers. Glue the fins together, leaving 1/2" strips at the bottom unglued. Bend the 1/2" strips out and glue the fin to the top of the fish.

Step 7Cut out 75 to 100 ovals and outline with a black Sharpie if desired. The ovals on the green exam-ple fish are 1 x 1-1/2"; it took about 80 to cover the body. Start at the tail and glue ovals onto the fish body in a scale pattern, overlapping as you move toward the head. To simplify this step, you can use Sharpies or fabric markers to draw scales on the fish.

Step 8Cut two 3x5" bottom fins. Add details with markers and glue one to each side of the fish, underneath and behind the jaw.

Step 9Cut three 12" lengths of string. Thread a needle with one length and poke through the top of the head from the inside of the mouth and knot. Repeat with the other two lengths, poking through on the left and right sides where the jaw and head overlap. Tie the three lengths together approximately 4" from the fish mouth and hang.

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Superhero Cityscape

Vasarely-InspiredOp Art

Materials Needed• 8-1/2 x 11" Pacon Classic Card Stock, 100-Count, Black (P-101187)• 11x14" Flipside Corrugated Sheets, 5-Count (FPI-21114)

Additional Materials• Glue Stick • Pencil • Fine Point Black Marker• Scissors/Craft Knife

Materials Needed• Jolly Colored Pencils 12-Color (JOL-229566) 36-Color (JOL-229955) 24-Color (JOL-229580) 48-Color (JOL-107345)• Helix Angle & Circle Maker (HEL-36002)• Helix Circle Ruler (HEL-36001)• 9x12" Strathmore 400 Series Colored Pencil Pad, 30 Sheets (STR-4779)

Additional Materials• Pencil • Ruler/T-Square

Step 1Cut out 10-14 building shapes from corrugated sheet; the buildings should be approximately 3-1/2" tall but can have various widths and roof angles. Arrange the first layer (5-7 buildings) on a piece of 8-1/2 x 11" black card stock, about 3" above the bottom of the paper. Leave some space in between the buildings, and glue the first layer to the card stock to create the night skyline.

Step 2Add a second layer of buildings, overlapping the shapes to create depth. If you have building shapes left over, add a third layer.

Step 3Cut 4 or 5 more building shapes that are about 1" taller. Glue them to the previous layers to create a dark alley in the foreground. Stack smaller pieces of corrugated board behind the larger buildings as needed to make them pop out, adding depth to the foreground. Glue on roofs, chimneys, fire escapes and doors.

Step 4Cut out a 1-1/2" x 5" triangle and a 1-1/2" circle from corrugated board. Design a super hero beacon and draw it on the white circle.

Step 5Glue the triangle and super hero beacon above the city skyline. Draw windows and details with a fine point black marker. Be sure to make the windows on the background layers smaller than the windows on the foreground layer. Add details such as bricks, stones, steps and more.

Step 1Cut a 9x12" piece of Strathmore 400 Series Colored Pencil Paper down to a 9x9" square. Using a pencil and ruler, draw a 1/2" or 1" square grid on the paper. Using a circle template and a ruler, draw circles and squares in your desired pat-tern inside the grid.

Step 2Use warm, popping colors to fill in part of each section of the grid.

Step 3Use cool, receding colors to fill in the rest of the grid.

Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian–French artist who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the op art movement.

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Collage Pastel Paper

Materials Needed• 9x12" Tru-Ray Construction Paper Assortments, 50 sheets Bright (P-102940) Warm (P-102947) Cool (P-102942) (Other assortments available)• Liquitex Clear Gesso, Quart (W-7632) • Reeves Soft Pastels, 24-Color Set (W-8790175)

Additional Materials• Brush • Bowl

Materials Needed• Handy Art Black Glue, 16 oz. (RPC-149102)• Handy Art Washable Liquid Watercolors, 10-Color Set (RPC-882275)• 11x15" Canson Foundation Series Watercolor Paper, 100 Sheets (M-706184)

Additional Materials• Brush • Water • Pencil

Glue-Resist Watercolor Safari

Step 1Using a pencil, draw a safari animal on a sheet of watercolor paper. With a paint brush or applicator swab, go over the pencil lines with black glue; the glue will act as a resist after it has dried. Tip: If you don’t have black glue, mix 4 tablespoons black liquid watercolor with 1/4 cup tacky glue.

Step 2After the glue has dried, create color washes using liquid watercolors, water and a paint brush.

Step 1Choose several colors of construction paper. Tear shapes out of each sheet except one; it will be your background. Arrange shapes on the sheet in your desired pattern, then remove the shapes and coat the background sheet with Liquitex Clear Gesso; it will act as an adhesive. Use more gesso as needed to attach the shapes to the background in your desired pattern.

Step 2Add a final coat of gesso; this will provide a toothy surface for the pastels. Once the last coat is dry, use your collage to inspire a pas-tel painting, adding shapes, outlines and details with Reeves Soft Pastels.


Oly-Fun Hand Puppet

Materials Needed• Oly-Fun Craft Fabric, 20" x 3 yards: Black (FFP-10484) Jelly Purple (FFP-10483) Blueberry (FFP-10480) Kiwi Light Green (FFP-10477) Bubblegum (FFP-10474) Lemon Drop (FFP-10475) Cherry Pop (FFP-10472) Orange Crush (FFP-10473) Clover (FFP-10478) Sky Blue (FFP-10479) Hot Fudge (FFP-10488) Snow White (FFP-10486)• Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun (SUR-KD160F)• Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun Sticks, 15-Count (SUR-CS15)

Additional Materials• Black Sharpie • Ruler • Pom Pons• Craft Foam • Wiggle Eyes• Scissors/Craft Knife • Chenille Stems

Step 1Cut two rectangles of Oly-Fun Craft Fabric; they should mea-sure about 6x9". With a black Sharpie, draw a line 1/2" in from both 9" sides.

Step 2Create a mouth outline by drawing 3" tall triangles on one end of both of the rect-angles, as shown.

Step 3Glue the two rectangles together along the 9" horizontal lines, up to the beginning of the mouth, with the Surebonder Cool Shot Mini Glue Gun. Make sure to overlap at least 1/4" of fabric when glu-ing. Trim off excess fabric with scissors or a craft knife. Note: Do not use a regular hot glue gun; the hot glue will damage the fabric.

Step 4Starting at the mouth line, fold each mouth flap back onto the puppet body.

Step 5Cut a 6x6" square of fabric and fold it over both sides, covering the mouth flaps.

Step 6Glue the square to the mouth flaps along the triangle lines, then trim off all the excess around the triangles.

Step 7Turn the puppet inside out, so the glued seams are on the inside.

Step 8Cut foam triangles and glue them inside the mouth to stiffen.

Step 9Attach foam, felt or fabric ears, wiggle eyes, chenille stem tails and whiskers, pom pon nose and other desired details.

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Tempera Mega-Monoprint

Materials Needed• 22x28" Pacon Plastic Poster Board, 25 Sheets: Black (P-04701) White (P-04700) Clear (P-04714)• 18x24" Art1st Multi-Media Art Paper, 500 Sheets (P-4835)• Scratch-Art Rubbing Stick (SAC-8217)

Additional Materials• Water Bowl • Brush • Sponge• Tempera Paint • Masking or Painter’s Tape

Step 1Place a piece of 22x28" Pacon Plastic Poster Board, smooth side up, on a table or flat surface. Draw an 18x24" rectangle in the middle and tape off the inside of the rectangle with masking or painter’s tape.

Step 2Paint a picture inside the taped lines with tem-pera; be generous with your paint or the image will not print as well. Thicker paint works better than washes; however, do not make puddles as they will smear during printing.

Step 3Use a sponge to saturate both sides of an 18x24" sheet of Pacon Multi-Media Paper with water. It should be completely wet, but without puddles. The water is what activates the tempera, allowing it to print.

Step 4To make the wet paper easier to handle, roll it up and align the edge with the outside of the tape. Unroll the paper on top of the painting, taking care to avoid air pockets.

Step 5Burnish with a rubbing stick. Working slowly, use even, hard pressure in a circular fashion. Do not rub too fast or the paper can tear. When the paper starts to dry out, re-wet with a clean sponge. When you can see the paint through the paper, the print is ready to be pulled. Peel the paper off and let dry.

Wipe off poster board if desired, and add more paint to make another print!

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Materials Needed• Jovi Air Dry Clay, 1.1 lb. (SL-00126)

Additional Materials• Modeling Tools • Pencil • Acrylic Paints• Brush • Craft Knife or Clay Cutter

Step 1Using a craft knife or clay cutter, divide one pack-age of Jovi Air Dry Clay into 5 or 6 equal portions, depending on size of puppet(s). Each portion will make one finger puppet. Put unused sections in an air-tight container until ready to use.

Step 2Decide what type of puppet you want to create, and reserve some of the clay from a single portion for adding details later. Use a pencil to poke a hole into the remain-ing clay, then use fingers to widen the hole and create a small cone-shaped pinch pot for the base of your figure. Alternatively, flatten the clay into a square or rectangle, then wrap around finger and shape into a pinch pot.

Step 3Once you have created a pot, model the outside to represent your desired figure. Add details with the reserved clay. Use modeling tools to blend and score so the pieces adhere to each other. To add strength to limbs, ears and other protrusions, insert a toothpick and shape clay around it (see rabbit and ghost pinch pots).

Step 4Wait 24 hours for the figure to completely dry. Paint with acrylic paints to finish.

Owl

Bird Santa

Turkey

Rabbit

Ghost

Pinch PotFinger

Puppets

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Materials Needed• 8-1/2 x 11" Hygloss Cello Sheets, 48 Sheets (HY-78548)• 8-1/2 x 11" Grafix Clear-Lay, 100 Sheets (GAS-12776)• 8-1/2 x 11" Black Pacon Classic Card Stock, 100 Sheets (P-101187)• Black Sharpie Permanent Marker, Fine Tip (S-30051)

Additional Materials• Scissors/Craft Knife • Extra-Strength Glue Stick• Graph Paper (optional) • Ruler

Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired

Stained Glass

Step 1 - Make the FrameFold a sheet of 8-1/2 x 11" black card stock in half to 8-1/2 x 5-1/2". Draw a 4-1/2 x 7-1/2" rectangle in the center of the folded sheet; you should have a 1/2" border all around it. Cut out the rectangle from both layers of cardstock, being careful not to cut into the 1/2" border.

Step 2Cut an 8-1/2 x 11" sheet of Grafix Clear-Lay in half to 8-1/2 x 5-1/2".

Step 3Draw strips, squares, rectangles and other geometric shapes on different col-ors of Hygloss Cello sheets. Place a sheet of graph paper underneath if desired to make sure lines are straight. Cut out the shapes.

Step 4Draw a 1/2" border on the Clear-Lay sheet with a black Sharpie marker. Using works by Frank Lloyd Wright as inspi-ration, arrange the shapes on the Clear-Lay, leaving space for other patterns and simulated leading. Glue the cello pieces in place with an extra strength glue stick. Elmer’s Extra Strength Glue Stick (E-E527) works best. The glue stick will help to keep the cello sheets from wrinkling and will dry clear.

Step 5After the glue has dried, flip the Clear-Lay over and outline the shapes with the Sharpie marker to simulate leading. Draw other lines and patterns as desired. If darker "leading" is desired, turn the sheet back to the front and outline again.

Step 6Glue the Clear-Lay sheet into right-hand side of the open frame.

Step 7Put glue on the left-hand side of the frame and carefully fold over, pressing firmly to finish.

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