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Pop-Art Heart Card
Activity, Grades 1-6, Language Arts, Art, Seasonal, Crayola
Description
Turn a simple heart into pop art with pizzazz! Make several for unique greeting cards or a wall display.
Objectives
- Students recognize the work of important 20th-century artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Keith Haring.
- Students grasp the differences between realistic and abstract art forms.
- Students demonstrate an understanding of abstract art by producing a card with a contemporary look.
Supplies Needed
- Crayola<sup>ยฎ</sup> Glitter Glue
- Crayola<sup>ยฎ</sup> Colored Pencils
- Crayola<sup>ยฎ</sup> Glue Stick
- Crayola<sup>ยฎ</sup> Washable Markers
- Crayola<sup>ยฎ</sup> Washable Watercolors
- Crayola<sup>ยฎ</sup> Scissors
- School Smart Sponges
- Cup or Bottle
- Paper Towels
- Newspaper
Instructions
1
Discover famous abstract or pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Keith Haring. Find out what they did to ordinary things to give them a contemporary or abstract look. Sometimes they changed a shape or enlarged part of an object to make it look different or unique. You can use these techniques to design a unique pop art card or poster. Create a heart card for Valentine's Day or use any symbol you like for any holiday.
2
Cover your art area with newspaper. Using Crayolaยฎ Washable Paint and a Brush, cover one or two sheets of paper with red paint. Air-dry the paper.
3
Fold another piece of paper in half to make a card. To design the background, dab a wet sponge into Crayolaยฎ Washable Watercolors. Lightly tap the sponge on the paper for a marbleized look. Air-dry the card.
4
Use Crayolaยฎ Erasable Colored Pencils and your imagination to draw a large contemporary-looking heart on the painted paper. Cut out the heart and strips for your card's border with Crayolaยฎ Scissors. Cut out the center of the heart. Attach the heart and border strips to your card with Crayolaยฎ School Glue.
5
Cut out smaller contemporary-looking hearts from the painted paper or plain paper. Decorate them with Crayolaยฎ Fine Tip Markers. Accentuate the hearts with Crayolaยฎ Glitter Glue. Air-dry the hearts.
6
Glue hearts scattered around the card. Air-dry the glue.
7
Write a message on the outside and inside of your card.
