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Introduction:
What better way to tell mom that you think she's special than a card and flowers.
Or better yet, a card that is flowers! Today we will play with pastels and make
cards for mother's day using patented Bloomin Flower paper. We will use a flowers
still life to help decorate the cards.
Materials:
- Bloomin Flower paper that
is 5" x 7" folded in half
- Soft pastels 4" x 5" squares
of colored paper
- Pencils and erasers
- Scissors
- White glue
- Markers or pens optional
(Still life flower display optional)
Directions:
- Take a minute to really look at the still life. Plan your composition —
choose which elements of the still life you want to capture and how you want to
arrange them on your paper.
- Using a pencil, lightly sketch the basic lines of your drawing. Then using
the soft pastels, color in your drawing. Be sure to layer your colors and blend
them together with your fingers, a tortillon, stump, or Kleenex for best results.
- When your drawing is done, fix it with a spray fixative or hair spray. Then
glue it to the bloomin flower card with white glue. If you want to cut out a window
in the front of your card you can use it as a frame for your drawing. If you want
to write a message on the inside of the card, write it on white paper and glue
it to the inside of the card.
Art Terms:
Still life – a painting or drawing of inanimate objects contrived by the
artist according to some theme, symbolic or aesthetic. Flower displays are popular
still life subjects for any artist.
Composition – the overall placement of objects in a work of art. An artist's
decision to place elements of the artwork in specific places affects the final
product in important ways.
Tortillon – a small stump of tightly rolled grey or white paper, usually
pointed on one end only, used to blend charcoal and pastel. Usually between 2
and 3 inches long.
Stump – a cigar shaped implement used in drawing to blend charcoal, soft
pencil, pastel, chalk, or crayon. Can be anywhere between 3 and 6 Inches long.
Resources:
Blovits, Larry. Pastel for the Serious Beginner. Watson-Guptill Publications,
New York. 1996.
Creevy, Bill. The Pastel Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist. Watson-Guptill
Publications, New York. 1991. Roddon, Guy. Pastel Painting Techniques. Northlight
Books, Ohio. 1987.
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