Aboriginal Art Inspired Folder Cover

Aboriginal Art Inspired Folder Cover

Posted 2015-01-11 by Gypsyfollow

Aboriginal inspired art is very simple and easy to do for kids of any age. Using a variety of materials like shells, paint, coloured paper and legumes you can make this interesting art piece to decorate your folder cover or scrap book.

Time: 10 minutes
Age: Any Age
Level:Medium


Materials
  • Oil paint or any good quality paint
  • A handful of mung beans
  • Yellow and red coloured thread
  • Paint brush
  • Beach shells
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tracing paper or plain paper to draw a design
  • Good quality yellow and blue colour,coloured paper

  • Method
  • Draw a lamp or design of your choice on the tracing paper or plain paper.

  • Trace it onto the yellow colour paper.

  • Cut out the template.

  • Start with gluing the mung beans on the border of your design, in this case the lamp.

  • Then stick the yellow and red thread to make the flame of the lamp.

  • Dip the back of your brush in orange coloured oil paint and make tiny dotted circle in the centre.

  • Repeat with other colours of your choice.


  • Cut the blue colour paper into a thick circle ring.

  • Stick the shells around it.

  • Make white dots with the oil paint.


  • Let it dry for a few days.

  • Glue it onto your folder cover or scrap book.


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