This morning we started with our t-shirt painting and stamping.
Art campers learned about the difference on textile paint , acrylic paint and watercolor paint.
They review what a "paint pigment " is and what makes this paints different as the binders and different formulas use.
Children learned on this art class "textile" painting is for fabrics and will dye (penetrate) the fibers instead of remaining on the surface.
They also learned a short history of stamping and wood blocks still use in some countries to create repetitive patterns on fabric.
Art campers learned how rubber stamps are made; starting from brass plates and pressing press to rubber pads and the procedure of mounting the rubber stamps on wood as we see them for sale on stores. Young artist were
able to touch and feel the rubber stamp on a raw form and pads.
Painting fun stated!
Using a combination of free hand painting and rubber-stamping they embellished their one of a kind t-shirt.
We walked close to shore to visit the lighthouse (in our imaginations indeed)
As art campers learned a bit of history about when the first light house was built as the city of "Pharos" in Alexandria. They also learned that “Pharos” in latin means "light house"
we went in more detail about the lighthouse keeper and how on ancient time it was a big task to keep the fire burning with coal at night as electricity was not invented yet.
This project has three design requirements such a light house, ocean, shore such a brach or rocky landscape. children can ad their own details once the three drawing requirements are met.
They all did fantastic! tomorrow they will be painting them this is watercolor paper and acrylic paint as we are mixing mediums now.
We continue in our nature exploration and children selected their favorite subject to be painted on canvas.
Everyone sat and look thru piles of pages of magazine nature and landscape inspired photo images. Every art camper has now their image reference and now was time to review our grid drawing to help sketch our subject.
Kids learned how to sketch a grid on their subject, and their canvas. How to minimized distractions from that photo and use only what they want to paint ...Time to set our easel tables!
Pencil on hand and general instructions about what an easel is and what is an art easel used for. Your child learned how to properly set the easel, canvas and what those "movable ribs" on the easel are for and pencil
pressure when sketching on canvas.
Canvas paintings looking incredible beautiful!
Today will be last day of Summer Art Camp and this beautiful paintings will be going home.