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This and That
Valentine Heart Painting Jim Dine is considered an important
contemporary artist that helped to create the Pop Art movement. He and
others used lots of popular imagery in their art, but hearts were the
favorite for awhile with Mr. Dine.
1. This watercolor resist
painting uses rubber cement to help make an “artsy” looking background.
I started with paper that had 6 hearts already printed on it to make
the project move faster. The students are to color each one in with
crayons, pressing hard to make them brightly colored.
2. A
background watercolor paint is chosen and covered over al l the hearts.
Let the paint dry. Rubber cement is painted over the entire picture
using large quick strokes. The goal is to just make some lines, and
leave some empty spaces. Let the cement dry.
3. A contrasting
watercolor paint is chosen and painted over the entire picture. The
cement will keep the background color intact. Let the paint dry.
4.
To add definition, pass out oil pastels and ask the students to trace
around the edges of their hearts. Tell the students that the goal is to
have colorful, bold hearts that stand out from the background. When
they think that is achieved, their art is done!Back to Articles
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