An Owl Design with Contrasts on Kraft Paper

Kraft paper is painted with A-Color glossy acrylic paint. When dry, outline an owl with a white oil pastel. Paint the background with A-Color matt acrylic paint. Outline the owl once more with a refill bottle with a fine tip to make a relief effect.

A Contrasting Image of an Owl

Body-wise (physical-kinaesthetic): Children's physical intelligence is enhanced when they use special tools such as refill bottles for drawing and painting, rather than a pen or a brush.

A Contrasting Image of an Owl

Image-wise (spatial intelligence): Children's spatial intelligence is enhanced when working visually with contrasts such as matt/glossy, light/dark and rough/smooth.

A Contrasting Image of an Owl

1

Paint the entire Kraft paper with A-Color glossy acrylic paint. Use two to four colors and leave to dry.

A Contrasting Image of an Owl

2

Outline an owl design using a white oil pastel.

A Contrasting Image of an Owl

3

Paint the background of the owl one color using A-Color matt acrylic paint. Leave to dry.

A Contrasting Image of an Owl

4

Draw the outline of the owl again using using a refill bottle with a fine tip filled with white A-Color acrylic paint, either glossy or matt. This makes a relief effect.

A Contrasting Image of an Owl

A TIP

The glossy and matt areas can, of course, be varied.