SHIMMERING HUBCAP – Tints, Symmetry, ContrastStudents use a compass to design a hubcap divided into 7 equal parts, and colour it with neon paint and glitter glue.
Students use a compass to design a hubcap divided into 7 equal parts, and colour it with neon paint and glitter glue.
Supplies:
- Crayola Neon Paint
- Crayola Paint Brushes
- Crayola Construction Paper - Black
- Crayola Sketchbooks
- Crayola Scissors
- Crayola Glitter Glue
- Pencils
- Rulers
- Compasses
- Erasers
- Water Containers
- Plastic Container Lids for Palettes
- Paper Towels
Steps:
1
- Make a plan drawing in your sketchbook.
- Draw a large circle.
- Follow the instructions to divide it into 7 equal parts. (Downloads - DividingCircleSevenParts.pdf)
- Design a hubcap that represents you in some way.
- Shade in the negative spaces of your design.
- These will remain black when the design is painted.
2
- Draw a large circle on the black construction paper.
- Divide it into 7 equal parts.
- Cut out a template for the main shape of your design.
- Trace around the template in each section of the circle.
3
- Use several layers of neon paint to complete the design.
- Paint white in the middle of the shapes.
- Paint a colour around the edges of the shapes.
- Blend the colours where they meet to go from light to dark.
- Repeat this process several times as each layer dries.
4
- Trim the paper to make equal borders around the circle.
- Add glitter glue to parts of the design to add highlights and sparkle.
Subjects:
Grades:
Grade 4,
Grade 5,
Grade 6,
Grade 7,
Grade 8
