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Art Group Monoprinting
After this, I only have one more Art Group for the “season.” I only do them during the warm months since kids don’t have any fun standing out in the cold with wet paint!
This month we did monoprinting, which was actually quite a bit of fun and super easy to set up.
Supplies:
Paint
Little rollers (you can buy these at Home Depot and save them for some other projects)
White Cardstock Paper
Piece of cardboard cut to the size of the paper
Q Tips
Directions:
1. Paint on the cardboard with the rollers and then let the kids use QTips to draw something or write something.
2. Then place the paper on top of the cardboard and press down all over the top to make sure the paint ends up “monoprinting” onto the white paper.
3. Peel back the paper and let dry.
Ok, so two problems I had. You have to layer on the paint thicker than you think because in the heat it dries fast and the kids want time to write on it. Also! The cardboard gave the monoprints ridges…I wonder what other material you could use in its place? Let me know if you have an idea!
Tags: kids art group, monoprinting
We did this at the Fine Arts Museum.
You could do plexi glass, but I don’t know if the edges would be sharp. Or you could use that white card board…I don’t know what it’s called.
foam board would probably work well.
HOW FUN!
I seriously need to volunteer at your art group.
Looks like so much fun! Wish (and I never thought I would say this) I lived “out there” with all of you so that I could participate
You’re a great mom.
What about styrofoam meat trays? You could even just use a thick plastic sheet like you use for transparencies (with overhead projectors), Mylar works great for monoprints. You could also try the slick side of freezer paper-taped down to a surface. Just a few ideas for you.:)
I kind of like the texture the cardboard gave it
This looks like so much fun! I love your art group idea! Fabulous!
When I was little we made big “drawing boards” out of 2 pieces of poster board paper (or 1 folded in half for a smaller “board”) put about 1/2 inch of newspapers layed flat inside, punched the edges and “sewed” it shut with wool. We could put paper on it and draw anywhere and never got lines.
This would definitely work for this project but would be lots of work and you would just have to throw it out in the end.
I agree with Rose, I like the texture I bet it would look cool using plywood too.