Tissue Paper 'Stained Glass' Hearts
This beautiful design is perfect for any time of year, but especially for Valentine's Day.
Combine stained glass ideas, collages, yes, even mix colors if you want. Low paper napkins are one of my favorite ways to improve my knowledge of colorless blending.
You will need the following materials to get started:• Black card
• Liquid glue
• Brush (as you would use for gouache)
• Transparent paper (or letter guard)
• Ferocious cross paper
(color depends on desired result)
• Scissors
• Waterfall
• Small mixing tank (for water glue)
To get started, you will need to create a frame on which you will work to create a colored glass heart. To do this, simply fold the sheet of construction paper in half, then pull half a heart along the folded side of the paper. Then draw a heart about 1 inch in it. Cut along these two lines.
To prepare the chewing gum solution, mix water-glue liquid in a bowl. The exact ratio doesn't really matter... but it should be around 50/50.
When you're ready, it's time to get started.Place the frame on transparent paper (or protective film). Once students start pasting, they cannot change the transparency (or the paper napkins will tear). Finally, you separate the artwork from the transparent paper, but as long as it's wet, it should stay in place.
Take a torn sheet of napkin and place it so that it is partly in the frame and partly in the center of the space. Dip the brush in the adhesive solution and apply a layer of wet glue to the napkin. ALL paper napkins must be glued. If the item stays dry, it won't stick when it's time to remove the transparency.
In teaching this to students, it is VERY IMPORTANT to emphasize the importance of attaching several paper napkins to the frame. If students do not do this, the napkin will not hold the frame.
We recommend that students start by covering the entire edge of the circle before filling only the middle.
This way you can make sure they cover the entire inside of the frame.
After filling the entire inside of the frame, go back and see if the small spots are gone. Look for holes or areas that don't seem to be glued together enough - tighten them.
I find that when I hold these classes with younger students (K-1), I often have to go back and check on their work when they think they're done. You will save yourself from many sad plans if you fix these things.
When everything is ready, put your work in the laundry line to dry. Do not try to remove them from the transparent paper until ALL are dry (preferably left overnight).
When everything is dry, gently remove the tracing paper from your work.
Alternative color
If you know me, you know that I LOVE rainbows. Are your students learning bows? This lesson will be a great opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding.
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| Check out this trio. |
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| This is another option I tried. Wheel color! |
