Blow Paint Technique

Blowing Paint Technique

"Children Blowing Colours"

Age: 9- 12
Themes: Silhouettes, Acrylic, Colours, Blowing paint
Technique: Blowing Paint
Duration: 1 hour

Prototype by Sinthia Cousineau

Learning Objectives

1) To learn how to dilute thin out acrylic paints to create a more water-colour style painting.
2) Explore and reproduce a silhouette of a person or animal.
3) Become more familiar with the paint blowing technique.
4) Attempt to create an authentic image using the paint blowing technique.
5) Discover contemporary artists who use that technique.
6) Develop oral motor skills, awareness and coordination.
7) Adapt to the unpredictability of paint.

Prototype by Sinthia Cousineau

Vocabulary

Blow Painting Technique: Add water to paint and blow on it to create drip lines. Children could directly blow on the paint or use a straw. Hair driers can also produce interesting effects.

Silhouette: the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background.

Examples of Artists who use the Technique

Materials

Large or medium mixed media paper
Plastic Straws (unused)
Fast Drying black acrylic paint
Silhouette images of kids blowing bubbles to trace
Peacock silhouette images to trace
Carbon tracing paper
Tracing impression pens
Pencil
Acrylic paints of different colours
1 Water container per student
1 Small and 1 medium paint brush per student.
Prototype Examples

Lesson Sequence

1) Introduction to Blowing Technique (5 minutes):

Show prototype and examples of real artists who use the technique.

2) Students pick a Silhouette and trace it ( 5 minutes)
3) Students Paint the Silhouette with Black Acrylic Paint (5 -10 minutes)
4) Demonstrate the Paint Blow technique (5 minutes)
5) Students explore the technique and create their artwork (40 minutes)
6) Students look at everyone's artwork (5 minutes)

Note: If the main project is finished early, encourage students to create another artwork that uses the same technique (example: peacock or jellyfish tail).