Art Works! is a series of blog posts created by the staff at www.EscapadeDirect.com that offer children of all ages and abilities the opportunity for hands-on art activities that allow them to explore, discover, and express their individual creativity.
We encourage parents to join in on the activities too, and create their own Art Works!
Art Works! Activity #20: Glue Painting
This activity is fun for children of all ages. Your children will produce a raised “3D” work of art, as they experience a variety of art supplies.
What You Need:
- White Glue with a Nozzle Top
- Cardboard or Art Board
- Pencil
- Paint
- Paint Brush
- Scissors (optional)
What You Do:
- Use a pencil and draw a simple picture onto the art board.
- When your drawing is done, place the nozzle of the glue on the drawing where you would like to start applying the glue. Squeeze the glue bottle gently and apply a raised line of glue over the lines of your drawing. NOTE: We recommend you practice applying glue on a piece of scrap paper first. This allows you to determine the right amount of pressure to use when squeezing the glue bottle.
- When you get to the end of a line, lift the glue bottle up quickly to avoid drips.
- Continue applying glue until all the pencil lines on your drawing are covered with a glue line.
- If desired, add embellishments around your drawing with the glue. For example, add dots, wavy lines, or swirls. Be creative!
- Allow the glue to dry completely – overnight is best.
- When the glue is completely dry, paint over the entire piece of art board with your favorite color paint. Watercolor paint or acrylic paint works very well.
- For an aged look, use a small amount of black paint on a cotton ball and rub the black over the drawing, removing any excess black paint.
- Make sure to sign and date the back of your artwork!
Variations:
- If you would like to apply a thicker glue line, use a scissors and snip a small part of the nozzle off to create a larger opening.
- Depending on your drawing, you could use a scissors to cut out certain parts of the drawing into a variety of shapes – ovals, squares, diamonds, or triangles. This makes interesting pieces of art!
- Use gold paint over your glue drawing, then apply black paint as mentioned above for an antique look.
You Might Also Like:
All Purpose Art Board – Get creative with blank art boards! Art boards are perfect for creating signs and posters, mounting … and are great for arts and crafts projects.
Water Wizard Buddha Board – The kids version of the Buddha Board, you can create a masterpiece over and over again by simply painting on the Water Wizard surface!
Share Your Art Works! Activities!
If you have an Art Works! project that you would like to share, email us a digital picture (or scan) of your project , and we will post it in our Kids Gallery. If you would like, include the artists first name, age, and your state. It’s fun for kids to see how other children interpreted the project!
As always, encourage your children to come up with their own new ideas for art – and make sure to check back next week for another Art Works! activity in this series!
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