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Supplies:
- Crayola Tempera Paint
- Crayola Paint Brushes
- Paper Towels
- Water Containers
- Plastic Lids for Palettes
- White Foam Core Board - 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm (5" x 5") - 4 per student
- Pencils
- Planning Paper 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm (5" x 5")
Steps:
1
![Step 1](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/f4ae7978cdcaebd7ca3172f81657977f-stepSml.png)
- Draw your shape on a piece of paper the same size as the foam core board.
- Make sure it fills most of the space.
- Cut out the shape and use it as a tracer to draw the same shape on all 4 pieces of foam core board.
2
![Step 2](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/ef102abae1d36cb0f43022d28940f370-stepSml.png)
- View Jim Dine's paintings and explore ways to use the paint in a similar way, but use your own ideas too.
- Remember that all 4 paintings will be placed beside each other when displayed.
3
![Step 3](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/33506a80b3403a82180fc335d5e1b7f6-stepSml.png)
- Notice how Jim Dine uses strong contrasting shapes and lines to make his shapes stand out.
- Decide how you will use contrast to make your shapes stand out.
4
![Step 4](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/215f20638cfeb0e8a2a243cdb7a04f86-stepSml.png)
- Explore ways of using your cutout shape as a stencil to make shadows.
- Try different ideas on each painting.
- From time to time look at some of Jim Dine's paintings to get fresh ideas.
5
![Step 5](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/cb0472dedb6dd4938cda8420aa15b1bd-stepSml.png)
- When all the paintings are complete arrange them in different ways.
- Glue all 4 paintings to a piece of Bristol board.
- Reflect on how your paintings make you feel about being Canadian.
Subjects:
Language Arts,
Social Studies,
Visual Arts
Grades:
Grade 3,
Grade 4,
Grade 5,
Grade 6,
Grade 7,
Grade 8