Textured Paint Collage

How we did it:
Materials List
- card stock paper
- paint
- paintbrushes
- cardboard - light (such as a cereal box)
- scissors
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We love to paint in our house, and this time we were using our imaginations and paints to create texture!
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Madeleine had a vision for an under-the-sea picture, so she got right on it. First the bottom of the sea, for the background. She painted it nice and thick.
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Next came the water! I showed her how to use the paintbrush lightly, so the paint could be spread thickly on the paper.
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When that was done, we set the painting aside to dry. Now for the combs! Since this was Maddie's first time doing this, to help her to understand the concept, I drew lines on the cardboard for her to cut out "teeth" for the combs. Some were wide teeth, some were small and pointy.
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Next came making the textures! Maddie just dragged the comb through the sea, and then the sand. Crossing lines (horizontal and vertical) makes interesting patterns, too!
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When her background was finished, she painted another piece of paper--this time on a piece of construction paper. This would be used for the collage cutouts.
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She created more textures (the spiral pattern was made with the end of the paintbrush).... and then left the painting to dry.
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When the paintings were dry, she cut out collage shapes.
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We glued on our shapes, and the paintings were done! If they've curled some, just weigh them down with books or something after they've dried. So bright and beautiful!