Australian Dot Painting 

Materials

• Chalk
• Black Acrylic Paint
• Bright Color Acrylic Paints
• Small paint brush
• Q-tips
• Embossing Stylus
• Paper
• Mod-Podge
• Plastic Pallet 
• Pre-cut Australian Animals 

1. Water Jar & Paper towel

Project Steps

Step 1: 

• Paint a small canvas black using acrylic paint.
• Note: When working with children as you wait for paint to dry, have the kids practice the  dot painting technique on a piece of paper.

Step 2: 

• Once the paint is dry, use a piece of chalk to draw or trace. Trace an Australian animal.
• Note: With young children it helps to give them carton animal silhouettes to trace with the chalk. 

Step 3:

• Use a embossing stylus or the bottom of a paint brush. Apply on the acrylic paint of different colors and create dots on the canvas. 
• Start with the silhouette of the animal using one color, then create details inside the animal and finish with the background, all while using different colors. 

Note: For young children using Q-tips can be easier. 

My Prototypes

Students creating their Dotted Australian Animals

Student Artwork

My Students

Other Ideas

Dot Painting on Rocks