Friday, May 10, 2019

Alphabet Soup





The alphabet experts in PreK and Kinder created these wonderful mixed media table settings of alphabet soup. We began by looking at several alphabet visuals before tracing a large circle and filling it with every letter in the alphabet. I made sure to demo how to turn the paper and do a variety of different colors and sizes. These were then painted over with a yellow and gold mixed watercolor paint. The second class was when students used markers to create a table cloth in a mock flannel style. We went over the lines with a wet brush to blend the colors together. The final class everything gets put together- we cut out the soup and add it to the place setting with a napkin and foil cutout spoon. I showed the students how to use a black oil pastel to shade under the bowl and napkin to create a 3D effect. This is a great project to apply literacy along with mixed media to create a fun work of art!

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