"Confetti Heart" Inspired Valentine's Day Card

The following art lesson draws on Jim Dine's "Confetti Heart" for inspiration.  Jim Dine is an American pop artist that was born in 1935.  Pop art was an art movement that emerged in the 1950's and featured the use of familiar everyday images as a subject.  This lesson uses a stencil to create the image of a heart on folded card stock with a crayon.  The card is completed by painting confetti-like lines with tempera paint in bright colors. 

Vocabulary to Introduce:
heart
pop art

Materials:

-card stock (for heart stencil and folded card)

-black crayon or oil pastel

-tempera paint (red, green, blue, yellow, pink, orange, black)

-paper plates

-cups/bowls for water

-paper towels

Preparation:

Place small amounts of the tempera paint on the paper plate (save the black to be added at the end).  Fill a cup or bowl with a small amount of water with a paper towel underneath to dry the brush off with each color change. 

Our YouTube Video demonstrating the process:

 

Age Modifications:

For younger children

Precut the heart stencil using the negative space to allow them to draw the heart.  If you are using the heart itself, place tape on the back of it to keep it from sliding away from the child while tracing the shape.

For older children

Allow them to draw and cut the stencil themselves using a folded square of card stock.