Sinthia Cousineau
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Illustrated Leaf Collage
Age
: 5-12 years old
Theme
: Animals, dancers
Duration
: 1-1.5 hours
"Leaf Dancers" by Sinthia Cousineau
Educational Objectives:
To create an image using leaves or an illustration that incorporates leaves.
To explore how nature can be incorporated into artworks.
To gather their own materials (leaves) and explore the shapes and colours of each.
For the dancer theme: to learn tracing techniques, and design their own unique dancers.
To explore the technique of creating a collage artwork.
"Leaf Lion" by Sinthia Cousineau
Required Materials
Prototype examples
Different types of leaves of different colors and sizes
Liquid glue
Black sharpie Markers
Mixed media paper (regular size/ standard printer size)
Mod-podge (to help preserve the leaves)
Sheet Protectors (to preserve and transport finished artwork)
optional: colouring pencils
Project Steps
Step 1
: Pick a dancer silhouette and trace it on a thick white paper. Add some details.
Step 2
: Colour in the drawing and add a background.
Step 3
: Incorporate leaves to the drawing and glue them on the paper with liquid glue.
Step 4:
Add mod-podge to the leaves to preserve them. Let it dry and place the paper in a sheet protector.
Students working on their Artworks
Student Artwork
Age 12
Age 7
Age 10
Age 8
Age 5
Age 7
Age 6
Age 8
Age 8
Reference Images to Inspire Students
References
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Sinthia Cousineau
My Resume
Biographie, philosophy et methods
My Philosophy of Education
Artists that Inspire Me
>
Claude Monet
Leonardo da Vinci
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Georgia O’Keeffe
Vincent van Gogh
Michelangelo
Sandro Botticelli
Antoni Gaudí
Drawings
Illustrations
>
Roman Ruins
Ships
Self-Portraits
Animal Drawings
Drawing from Observation
Cross Drawings
Skulls & Skeleton
Fictional Characters
Flowers
Ceramic Art
Functional Ceramics
>
Bowls
Boxes
Mugs
Vases
Containers
Molds
Animals
Figures
Decals
Violins
Abstract & other
Paintings
Self-Portraits
Models
Imaginative Worlds
Saint-Joseph's Oratory
Still Lives & Nature
Ruins & Architecture
Painters that Inspire Me
Photography
Cyanotypes
Photograms
Pin-Hole Photography
>
Collage & other art Activities
>
Origami Collage Drawing
Lesson: Warm & Cold Motion Figures
Lesson: Roman Mosaics
>
Roman Mosaics
Art & Adolescence
>
Mural Project
>
Door Mural Project
Ceramic Mosaic
Videos
Lesson: Eco Art
Lesson: Decorating Fabric
Lesson: Zentangles & Patterns
Lesson: Social Media, consumerism & war
Lesson: Bag Sculptures & Positive Body Image
Lesson: Caricatures & political activism
Lesson: Canadian Landscapes & Group of Seven
Tattoo Art & Meaningful Images
Lesson: Stenciling Street Art
Lesson: Plaster Figures (grade 7-9)
Photoshop Lesson
Lesson: Value Scales
Lesson Plan: Video Art
Lesson Plan: Sound Art
Lesson: Landscape
Lesson: GIF Project
Lesson: Mashup Videos
Lesson: Reconstructing Scenery
Holiday Art
Lesson: Shibori
Reptile Zentangle Drawing
Lesson: Drawing Lines
Other Lesson Ideas
Photoshop
>
Photoshop Lesson: Recreation of Famous Artwork
Lesson: Double Exposure
Digital Photography
>
Butterflies
Architecture & Cities
Ruins
Flowers
>
Dandelion
Roses
Water Lily
Nature
Churches & Sanctuaries
Objects, Patterns, and other
Travel
Other Light-based Media Stuff
>
Lesson: Scanner Self-Portrait
Art Education
Art Education & Seniors
>
Lesson: Mandalas
Lesson Plan: Zentangle Cards
Lesson: Analogous Still Lives
Lesson: Eco Collage
Lesson: Clay Decorations
Other Lesson Ideas
Types of Art
>
Eco Art
Symmetrical Name Creatures
Kinetic Art
Street Art
Art & Children
>
Drawing Activities with Kids
>
Introduction Lesson: Egyptian Name Cartouche
Introductory Lesson
Symmetrical Name Creatures
Tim Burton Portraits
Drawing from Autumn Still-lives
Aurora Borealis (Acrylic/ soft pastels)
Grid Drawing Technique
Lesson: Alliteration Drawing
Leaf Drawing Collage
Collaborative Doodle
Drawing: 3D Hands
Oil Pastel Dinosaur Landscape
Oil Pastel Night Sky
Oil Pastel: Dragon Eye
Scratch Art Drawing
Ancient Egypt Art
Lesson Unit: Fables & Stories
Lesson: Optical Illusions
Lesson Plan: Renaissance Invention Scroll
Lesson: La Bande Dessinée
Drawing : Word Art
Lesson: Northwest Aboriginal Art
Lesson: Paper Puppets
Drawing: Hidden Emotions Behind the Mask
Street Chalk Art
Painting Activities with Kids
>
Acrylic Pouring
Australian Dot Painting
Blow Paint Technique
Bubble Wrap Painting: Bee
Coffee Art
Pointillism Painting
Monochromatic Painting
Lesson: The Color Wheel
Painting: Birch Tree
Pumpkin Painting
Painting: Rock Painting
Squeegee Painting Technique
Origami Inspired Painting
Watercolor Activities
>
Watercolour: One-Point Perspective Urban Colour Wheel
Watercolor Snowflake
Illustrated Watercolor Cards
Watercolour Winter Tree Cards
History Lessons
3D Art & other mediums
Dolls
Animation & GIFS
Kids: Coloring Printables
Activist Art
Fibers
>
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Weaving
Crochet Projects
Travel
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Approaches to Art Therapy
>
Psychodynamic Approach
>
Spontaneous Expression: Scribble Drawing
Symbols in Art Therapy
>
Art Response
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>
Emotions Wheel
Heart Map
Group Art Therapy
>
Structural Family Therapy
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>
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