Supplies:
- Crayola Washable Paint
- Crayola Marker & watercolour Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Crayola Construction Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Soft Rubber Brayers or Small Paint Rollers
- Kitchen String
- Masking Tape
- Styrofoam Meat Trays - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Plastic Cutting Boards - 1 per student
Steps:
1
- Tape pieces of string (widthwise) onto a plastic cutting board.
- Continue until you are happy with the web-like design you have created.
2
- Tape the plastic cutting board onto a large piece of construction paper.
- Tape along the top and sides of the construction paper.
- Do NOT tape along the bottom of the construction paper.
3
- Insert a piece of Crayola Marker and Watercolour paper under the web through the opening at the bottom.
4
- Place a small amount of paint on each paint tray.
- Place a brayer (roller) in each tray.
5
- Roll the brayers back and forth a few times to spread the paint out evenly on the brayers.
6
- Roll one of the colours over the web.
- Continue rolling until you are satisfied with the effect.
7
- Roll the other colour over the web.
- Continue rolling until you are satisfied with the effect.
8
- Gently remove the paper from the web and place it on a flat surface to dry.
- Create a second print and clean the rollers at the same time.
- Insert a new piece of paper into the web and roll the brayers over the surface without adding more paint.
9
- Gently remove the paper and roll over the surface with the brayers until all the paint is removed.
- Use both brayers without re-rolling them in the paint.
10
- Mount the prints on contrasting construction paper.
- Compare both prints.
- How are they the same?
- How are they different?
- What shapes do you see?
- What happened to the colours?
- What do you like best about the prints?
Subjects:
Language Arts,
Visual Arts
Grades:
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
Grade 1
