I asked my students to draw a pattern from nature. We made guide lines such as... no straight line, no geometric shapes, there had to be four or more colors, and their could not be any solid white. The kids did wonderful on their paintings but the real fun was when they painted their hands. I called this 'mature finger painting'. Let me tell you, the students loved it!
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This is an amazing color, pattern studY!
ReplyDeleteLove this project! I introduce the artist Liu Bolin to the students when I do this!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I have shared this on my Facebook Wall :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCan I tell you in italian language?... BELLISSIMO!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project! It reminds me of Ben Heine's flesh vs. acrylic work. Thanks for all your great posts!
ReplyDeleteI have to ask, did you let your students continue on to their other classes with their hands painted, or did you make them wash it off? Was it tempra?
ReplyDeleteThat looks awesome! I bet the kids really enjoyed painting their hands as well!
ReplyDeleteNeat idea! They look really great :]
ReplyDeleteanother winner
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! What grade did you work with on this one?
ReplyDeleteWow! They turned out great.
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! So cool! Always trying to get students to NOT paint on themselves-they would LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteVery cool. How long did this project take?
ReplyDeleteI had lots of fun with this project. Some hands were really hard to find.
ReplyDeleteit was fun :)
ReplyDeletethis project is very cool!!!
ReplyDeletethis was really fun :)
ReplyDeletei really like the picture of me and elli and also cole is behind me!... i also liked the project!
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ReplyDeletefun project! got to paint my hand!
ReplyDeleteI can barley see the zebra striped one.
ReplyDeletefun art progect. it was cool painting my hand
ReplyDeleteThe one with the stripes looks really cool.
ReplyDeletethis project is very very cool!!!
ReplyDeleteit was fun with all the paint and so ya it was cool i guess so yeahhh
ReplyDeletevery fun. I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI have to show my family how to do this, it could become a family tradition.
ReplyDeletethis project is very very cool!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved this prodject! It was so much fun!!
ReplyDeletesorry for my multiple comments
ReplyDeleteI loved this prodject it was really fun!
ReplyDeleteI can barley see the zebra striped one.
ReplyDeleteI can barley see the zebra striped one.
ReplyDeletejust so fun painting your hand it was a very very Dirty project so yeah bie.
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ReplyDeletethis project was fun and i liked painting my hand !
ReplyDeleteThis was fun and stuff
ReplyDeleteI hope we do this next year or at least when I pick art.
ReplyDeletethis was so much fun to do LOVED IT:)
ReplyDeletethe hand painting was pretty cool !
ReplyDeletethis was rather difficult
ReplyDeleteI liked this project a lot, especially painting my hand.
ReplyDeleteI liked this project a lot, especially painting my hand.
ReplyDeletethis was hard
ReplyDeletethis was hard
ReplyDeletePainting your hand was so fun i like how everyones is so different.
ReplyDeletethis was a fun class
ReplyDeletePainting your hand was so fun i like how everyones is so different.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to paint my hand, but it was difficult to rematch the colors.
ReplyDeleteThis was by far my favorite project during the quarter.
ReplyDeletethe paint was hard to clean up. boom complete sentence
ReplyDeletethis project was fun but took some time
ReplyDeletethis project was fun I like painting my hand
ReplyDeletei had a lot of fun with thius project.......the paint mad my hand really cold...
ReplyDeletehad alot of fun
ReplyDeleteThis was a really cool project ! These turned out better than I thought they would.
ReplyDeleteI liked this project, I thought the finished picture with our hand was cool :)
ReplyDeleteThis project actually gave me a reason to put art on my hand...
ReplyDeleteThis project actually gave me a reason to put art on my hand...
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very strange painting on your hand on purpose....
ReplyDeleteThis was probably my favorite project. I loved painting my hand and the sebra picture! I would recommend this for every class!
ReplyDeleteThis was so fun, except for when the paint started to dry, it really started to itch!
ReplyDeletethis was my favorite project!
ReplyDeleteThis was my favorite project out of all of them. It was so creative and painting your own hand is really fun!
ReplyDeleteI liked this project and thought it was really fun!
ReplyDeleteThis project was exciting and I was happy to see the finished work. Everyone worked hard and tried to get the paint the right color for the hand.
ReplyDeleteI liked this project a lot. The paint finally came out of my hand.
ReplyDeleteI almost didn't want to wash the paint off of my hand.
ReplyDeleteThis was one of my favorite projects, i liked painting my hand
ReplyDeleteI almost didn't want to wash the paint off of my hand.
ReplyDeletethis projhect was fun, painting our hands wAs fun.
ReplyDeleteSome of these hands are actually hard to find...It's easy to see my hand in mine.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a fun project and I liked how we had to mix our own colors! Also, painting my hand was fun!
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a fun project and I liked how we had to mix our own colors! Also, painting my hand was fun!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a very nice job blending your hand with your art work. :3
ReplyDeleteI think you did a very nice job blending your hand with your art work. :3
ReplyDeleteI think all of the paints are well done and very colorful
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to paint my hand but is was hard to rematch the colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved this project, it was cool because we got to pick whatever colors we used and had to mix them !
ReplyDeleteThe zebra hand one blends in really well. Painting our hands was really fun!
ReplyDeleteI think all of the paints are well done and very colorful
ReplyDeleteI loved this project, it was cool because we got to pick whatever colors we used and had to mix them !
ReplyDeleteI loved this project, it was fun to paint our hands!!
ReplyDeletethis project was pretty sweet:)
ReplyDeleteThe zebra hand one blends in really well. Painting our hands was really fun!
ReplyDeleteThis was the most fun project in art. Painting my hand was fun
ReplyDeleteI also loved this project ! It was so much fun to be able to paint your hand and blend it in with your painting. The feeling of the paint on your hand was the funnest experience i have ever felt in my life. (:
ReplyDeletei really liked this project. it felt cool to paint on your hand and the yellow, orange, and red zebra one is really good
ReplyDeleteI really like this project! You got to have fun painting a really cool design and then try to have your hand try to blend in the picture by painting it!
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a pretty swagin project It was alot of fun to paint hands but over all i thought the first picture was the coolest
ReplyDeletei liked this project because it was really fun to paint on your hand and it felt funny as well.
ReplyDeletei really liked this project. it felt cool to paint on your hand and the yellow, orange, and red zebra one is really good
ReplyDeleteThis was really fun and entertaining, i was worried how it would turn out at first but it ended up really impressive!
ReplyDeleteI linked this page back to my blog. This is a fabulous project and my 8th graders have LOVED working on it! Thank you for sharing your amazing ideas!
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