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So uhh, how did my 3 year old daughter make this? More

So uhh, how did my 3 year old daughter make this?

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  • Looks like they did a positive/negative space thing, where they cut out templates and sponged inside of them. Then they put down the paper that they cut OUT of the templates and sponged AROUND those (but not all the way up to the edge). I'm not sure about that, though.

    But it's a very cool effect!

    ....Bethanie....

    • I think it's more like the technique behind brass rubbings, [britishbrassrubbings.com] except that the kids don't use brass, they first cut out the pieces of the snowman out of thick paper, then arrange them to be the snowman. Then they put a piece of thinner paper on top and rub over it with chalk, crayon or something like that.

      I dimly remember having done something like that as a kid myself in art class.

      As it happens we have a number of brass rubbings ourselves that I've picked up over the years, decorating the hallway, plus so

      • Exactly- it looks like they used black crayon. And the teacher probably did the cut-outs. :^)

        • Actually, I think they used white crayon on dark brown paper. ;-)

          At least in a brass rubbing, the raised parts are what get the color in this technique, so the color used is likely white AFAICS. Brass rubbings are usually (but not always) done with a light color on a dark background.

          Cheers,

          Ethelred

        • Re: (Score:2)

          by nizo ( 81281 ) *
          Actually it is paint on black construction paper; the texture looks like it was sponged on (or perhaps stamped).
  • There's a comic I liked to read from awhile back that uses a similar method to this-- I don't know the name of it, but it involves putting down a pre-cut pieces, spraying splatter paint or sponging on paint around the edges, lifting pre-cut piece, and doing the next "layer".

    The comic is going strong, though I should warn you, it's kinda brutal-- it's a humorous comic about a serial killer... (http://www.choppingblock.org/ [choppingblock.org]) However, the author does a nifty little explanation of his process-- here, you can s

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by nizo ( 81281 ) *
      I think this is a different technique, but this looks really cool too :-) I suddenly have the urge to start working with physical media again...


      After looking at it for awhile, I am wondering if it is just simply pieces of material cut out, dunked in paint, placed on the paper, and then covered with a piece of cloth/paper that is saturated with paint. However it is done, the texture and "dark outlines" each individual thing has are incredibly cool looking.

  • Every other known technique has been refuted, so it is obviously aliens visiting your daughter in class and using their superior technology to bend her artistic abilities towards their own tastes.

    When you find out let us know, because that does look cool and I think my wife and/or stepson might be interested in trying it, too.

  • ...some kind of colored dust was applied and then brushed or sponged off. I'm thinking black on white though. I would guess maybe temporary application of multiple layers of construction paper to the backing. Then the teacher places it in a box and shakes it with the dust. The entire thing is then taken out, the dust shaken off and the blocking layers of construction paper removed. Possibly the backing is slightly adhesive to allow the dust to stick? Just my guess.

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