Anchor Standard #1
-Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard #2
-Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard #3
-Refine and complete artistic work.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Create an owl or fish using your own handprint. Follow a specific set of instructions based on what you want to make.
Step 1:
In a contrasting color to what your handprints will be, paint a wash of craft paint over the entire background (colors shouldn’t be too dark so that handprint art will be seen). Allow drying completely. If you choose to use watercolors for background be careful NOT to saturate the paper with water! This could cause the paper to buckle and possibly make it unscannable.
Step 2:
OWL:
With craft paint, have children paint two tree branches extending out from the side of the art paper. Add some leaves and branches, and let dry.
RAINBOW FISH:
Paint seaweed at the bottom of the seafloor and any other background details you may want to add. Let dry.
CLOWN FISH:
Paint seaweed at the bottom of the seafloor and any other background details you may want to add. Let dry.
Step 3:
OWL:
Pour a small amount of washable craft paint in desired shades of brown onto a tray. Gently press the child’s hand into paint and press upside down (so fingers are pointing towards the bottom of page) on the painted branch so the edge of palm sits on branch and fingers extend below the branch. Repeat this step on the second branch with the opposite hand. Allow drying.
RAINBOW FISH:
Pour a small amount of different colored washable craft paint onto a tray. With a soft paintbrush, paint different color paint on each of the child’s fingers and palm. Gently press the child’s painted hand HORIZONTALLY in the center of the page (so that fingers point to the side of the paper-like “fins). Allow to dry.
CLOWN FISH:
Pour small amounts of orange washable craft paint onto a tray. Gently press the child’s hand into the orange paint and press the painted hand HORIZONTALLY in the center of the page (so that fingers point to the side of the paper-like fins). Allow to dry.
STEP 4:
OWL:
Paint two large round eyes and beak at top of the hand, and two bird feet at the base of the palm (before the fingers- or “tail starts).
RAINBOW FISH:
Add an eye and mouth and a few bubbles.
CLOWN FISH:
Add an eye, mouth and two white stripes on the fish’s body. Add a few bubbles.
