09 November, 2014

Book Week 2014: I'm a Dirty Dinosaur

As part of our Book Week celebrations, students in the junior levels read the book ‘I’m a Dirty Dinosaur’ by Janeen Brian. This story is about a naughty little dinosaur who loves to get dirty in the mud.
Students were each given a white piece of A3 paper to begin this project. Students were asked to create a muddy swamp for their background, similar to the artwork in the book. Students made their muddy swamps by ripping pieces of brown paper and sticking it down, followed by splashing brown watercolour paints on the page. Students were shown a technique to make the paint look like it was dripping all over the page. Once the backgrounds were dry, students were given a piece of printing foam with a dinosaur stencil cut out. Students rolled brown paint on the stencil and printed the image onto their background where desired. The results are these adorable dirty dinosaurs playing in the mud!












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