Mixed Media Pumpkins

I'm going to show you 2 ways to do a mixed media pumpkin, both have lots of texture going on.



This is a mixed paper collage.

and this is made with masking tape.


















MATERIALS REQUIRED:

- base paper, can be wc, heavy sketch, or posterboard
- mixed papers like kraft, tissue, streamers, book pages, newspaper
- masking tape
- paint, disk tempera for the paper collage and acrylic for the masking tape version
- scraps of white and black paper
- scissors
- glue
- black buttons

PROCEDURE:

For the paper collage version gather up your assorted papers.


I love using white streamers, you can create some incredible texture with a streamer.

Pour a little white glue into a container.  Tear your papers into strips.  Brush some white glue on your base paper.

Start adding your strips on top of the glue.  You can have spaces where there is no strips, it will just add another variation in your collage.

Let the base paper dry, or use a hair dryer to speed it along.


Paint with disk tempera varying the colour from yellow to orange.

For the masking tape version you need regular old masking tape, whatever size you have on hand.

Rip off some lengths and tear them into strips.  Stick on your base paper.


Leave some spaces bare.

I find it helps if you turn the paper upside down as you work on it to ensure a good mix.

Paint with watered down acrylic.  The acrylic will paint over the masking tape, disk tempera only beads up on the tape.


Let dry.

An optional step is antiquing.  I use a little black and raw sienna acrylic paint and a squirt of float medium.

Now I don't want you buying special materials but you can get a little bottle of float medium and it will do a whole class as you only need a little bit.

I mix with my finger and then add a little here and there.

I did an extra piece of paper with just white streamer glued down to make the stems.


Paint with disk tempera green and brown.

When your painted papers are dry turn over and sketch out your pumpkin shape.


Cut out.

Glue onto black paper, add a stem.

Cut some circles out of white paper.  Root around your button bin for 2 black buttons, mismatched sizes look especially cute.


Glue on the eyes.

Add a mouth and some teeth.  Then you can add some text and stamps if you want.



A good display idea is to just do the pumpkin (a pumpkin patch grouping) and then when you get closer to Halloween add the faces. 







 See you next time.