Animal Cardboard Portraits
Create paintings that move from 2D to 3D
Kids will create paintings that move from 2D to 3D using recycled cardboard and paint. Kids will pick an animal’s head they wish to draw. We’ll practice drawing it and then plan the cardboard painting by breaking the drawing into shapes and layers. Then we’ll design, cut and paint their piece
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Cardboard (not too thick, not too thin), tracing paper, exacto knife and cutting mat (optional), scissors, drawing supplies, acrylic paint supplies, an idea of an animal to draw and paint
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Positive personal identity & culture
- Social awareness & responsibility
4 Registration
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