Easy Word Art Project Idea
Children of all ages will love creating this fun word art idea. Showcase your personality with different color choices and word ideas.
Print Tutorial
Equipment
- Pencil
- Paintbrush
- Ruler or 9 x 12” paper cut in half long ways and one cut in half the other way
Supplies
- Bleeding tissue paper
- 1 piece 9" x 12” Heavy White Drawing Paper or Tagboard
- Glue water mixture
- Permanent black marker
- Colored Sharpies or washable markers
Instructions
Draw Letters
- Show kids how to line half-cut manual to get a vertical line down the center of their page.
- Repeat with the other tracer to get 4 equal rectangles on the 9 x 12" white drawing paper.
- Use tracers or draw bubble or block letters to get a drawing of their rectangles
Collaging Tissue Paper In Background
- Pick 3 rectangles of color tissue paper in either warm or cool colors.
- Rip paper into small pieces. Work in the background of the first rectangle.
- Place one ripped tissue paper in the background and paint glue water on top. Showing kids how to “dab dab stroke stroke”.
- Continue to work on the backgrounds of the letters. Kids should fill the rectangles with warm colors in the 1st and 4th letters and cool colors in the 2nd and 3rd letters (or the other way).
Adding Color Inside Letters
- Once tissue paper collages are done in the background, use markers in the opposite colors to design the letters.
- Redo any black outlines that were covered with the tissue paper.
Notes
- You can trace with a larger permanent black marker and if the child is more advanced make letters appear more 3-dimensional with thicker lines in places.
- If you are limited on time, a great idea is to work on watercolor paper and fill in the letters with oil pastels. Watercolor paints can then be added to the white spaces. A resist technique is a fun activity for young children
- You can use a 3 letter word with punctuation or an image in the last rectangle.
Cost: Less than $5