Directions:

1. Using black paper, draw and cut out a pot of gold and glue it to your water color

paper.

2. Use a stencil with different size cirlcles to create your rainbow by applying acrylic

paints using makeup sponge wedges and/or paint brush to apply the paint.

3. Or if your members want to really be creative, then they can create an abstract

painting using stencils.

Stencil art

Supplies:

1. Acrylic paint

2. Water

3. Paint brushes/ Makeup

sponges

4. Water color paper

You will need:

Acrylic Paint

Canvas board or Card stock

Brushes

Water cup

Paper towels

Abstract

Painting

Here is simple painting project

to do with your members to

teach them what abstract art

is. An abstract painting is a

painting that does not have

subject matter. The viewer cre-

ates in their head what they

think the painting is. First have

your members choose 3-5

different colors they want to

use. Then put dabs of paint

onto the paper in random or-

der. Then take a brush and

spread the paint around. Have

them use different techniques

to spread the paint around. If

they want have them use a fin-

ger.

Directions:

1. Pour a fair amount of glue onto your water color paper.

2. Add drops of different color paints into the glue and move it

through the glue using the handle part of the paint brush. The

patterns that are created are really cool.

3. Set aside to dry.

Supplies:

1. Acrylic paint

2. Water

3. Paint brushes

4. Water color

paper

5. Glue

Wet on Wet

Abstract

Painting

You will need:

Acrylic Paint

Canvas board, Cardstock or Watercolor paper

Brushes

Water cup

Paper towels

On a big sheet of paper or

if you do not have that then

use many smaller sheets,

have your members cover

the entire surface with col-

ors. There does not need to

be any rhyme or reason to

their color choice, but don’t

let them mix up too many

colors as it will turn to a

muddy color. Set aside to

dry. Once dry, cut up into

small 6 inch by 6 inch

squares. Now randomly

piece them together like a

quilt and look at the crazy

design you created.

Abstract

Collage

You will need:

Glue

Scissors

Pencil/Markers

Cardstock

Magazines

Newspaper

To start, have your members

gather up a bunch of magazine

pages. I recommend using

magazines paper or newspa-

per because it’s thinner and

much easier to roll up. Each

rolled up paper should be 2-5

inches in length. Take the piece

of paper and roll it around a

pencil or pen or a paint brush.

Glue the end of the paper

down so that it does not come

unrolled and then slide the

pencil, pen or brush out. Then

add some more glue to the

outside of the roll and put it

onto the cardstock. Continue

that process and be sure to

glue the rolls down in random

order.

Here is a simple collage project

that you can do with your

members. Using construction

paper and magazines, have

your members create a land-

scape. If they have trouble

finding images they want they

can always draw the image on

the construction paper or the

magazine paper and then cut it

out and glue it to the card-

stock. If your members aren't

into creating a landscape, you

can always have them create a

flower or an animal collage

similar to these examples.

You will need:

Glue

Scissors

Pencil/Markers

Cardstock

Magazines

Construction Paper

Landscape Collage

Start by taking a piece of tissue paper and

scrunching it up. The more ridges an wrinkles

the better. Make sure the tissue paper is bigger

than your canvas or cardstock. Put a thin layer of

Mod Podge on your canvas or cardstock using a

sponge brush that has been dipped in water.

Gently place your tissue paper on top of the

Mod Podge. Make sure there is tissue hanging

off all four sides. Don’t smooth it down. The

idea here is to keep all those ridges and creases

you made. If you want it less textured in places,

gently pat it down. Once that is done, gently cut

off the excess tissue paper and let it dry. Once

it’s dry (or mostly dry) water down your first

paint color. You want it kind of runny. Use the

sponge brush to dab on the color. Don’t actually

paint it on, because the tissue paper gets wet

during this part and will easily tear. Let it dry? Or

don’t let it dry, before adding the next color?

Your choice. Only use 2-3 colors, otherwise you’ll

end up with a brown mess. Whichever way you

choose, dab on the next colors just like the

first. You don’t have to fill the whole canvas

with all the colors. Get creative! Once your done

painting, let it completely dry. Now take a pastel

and gently rub it across the picture. The idea is

to highlight the ridges so choose a color that will

give you a lot of contrast.

You will need:

Mod Podge

Acrylic Paint

Tissue Paper

Scissors

Pastels

Canvas board or cardstock

Sponge Brushes

Abstract

Mixed Media

Abstract

Painting

You will need:

Acrylic Paint

Canvas board, Cardstock or Watercolor paper

Brushes

Water cup

Paper towels

First start by painting the edge of your

surface in a solid color, here is used red,

but it’s your choice. I then painted in vari-

ous shapes, one color at a time. For in-

stance, first I painted in all the yellow

shapes. Then all the orange shapes, then

dark pink, light pink, etc. So I continue

painting in these shapes until the white

canvas is entirely covered. These shapes

will form the bottom layer of the composi-

tion. I start painting in smaller details on

top of the shapes I already painted. This is

called a layering process, because it

involves adding layers to create the

painting. The process of adding more lay-

ers of detail continues. As more details are

added, they become smaller because I start

placing details on top of details. The colors

are chosen to create a sense of movement.

I want the colors to pop off the canvas.

Continue with this process until you feel it

is complete. This may take a couple of ses-

sions to complete.

Impasto Supplies:

1. Acrylic paint

2. Water

3. Paint brushes

4. Water color paper, canvas

board, or card stock

5. Pallet knife

Directions:

Impasto! Take a palette knife or a brush if you don’t have a pal-

ette knife, and use it to smear a blob of paint gently over the sur-

face. Check out the cool mix of smoothness and texture you get.

Don’t blend your colors too much, the idea is to have separation

of the colors to add to the look and texture of the painting.

Impasto

Supplies:

1. Acrylic paint

2. Water

3. Paint brushes

4. Water color paper, canvas

board, or card stock

5. Pallet knife

6. Sponge

Directions:

Impasto! Take a palette knife or a brush if you don’t have a palette

knife, and use it to smear a blob of paint gently over the surface.

Check out the cool mix of smoothness and texture you get. Use a

paint brush to create the trunk of the tree. The sponge will be a

good tool to create the leaves of the tree.

Don’t blend your colors too much, the idea is to have separation of

the colors to add to the look and texture of the painting.