heart glasses drawing ideas ideas
Did you know that the heart is my favorite shape? (Is it weird that I have a favorite shape?) I know that triangles and hexagons are super trendy right now, but I'm an old-fashioned romantic. Hearts will always have a special place in my... well heart. (Tee hee hee.) So when Plaid sent me a box of Apple Barrel Craft Paint to create a Valentine's Day School Craft, I knew that it had to be heart related.
So I came up with these Cereal box Heart Glasses and Heart Painted Rocks. Both crafts are super colorful and fun to make.
1. Print and cut out a pair of glasses from the provided template. Trace them onto a cereal box and cut them out. (Alternatively, just print the glasses out on cardstock.) Save one of your inside cutout heart shapes if you want to add cellophane lenses.
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2. Cover your work area. Paint your glasses. (I was really inspired by the variety of colors sent to me. They were all so beautiful and the paint went on so smoothly. Plus, the paint dried pretty quickly, so I was able to paint a bunch of them in one night. )
4. Now cut a pipe cleaner in half. Push one pipe cleaner through one slit and twist it to secure it. (Make sure the pointy bit at the end is bent so that it won't scratch your face.) Repeat this procedure with the other side.
6. To create colored lenses, trace around your saved heart piece onto colored cellophane. Be sure to trace a slightly bigger heart shape. Cut the heart out and then tape it to the back of your glasses.
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Now, onto the second heart craft! After seeing Color Me Kate's Painted Heart Rocks, I knew that I had to try this out for myself.
1. Paint your first layer of paint. Wait till it dries. (It won't take very long.) Then, paint your second and sometimes third layer of paint. (I was super surprised that the paint went on smoothly and actually covered the rocks. Whoa!)
That's it! Chuck and I are going to place these lovely rocks around our building (or neighborhood... if the weather gets warmer) on Valentine's Day. We're hoping it'll bring a smile to people's faces.
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If you'd like to learn more about Plaid's products, you can check out Plaid's Blog, sign up for weekly tutorials and deals, or follow Plaid's Pinterst board.Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for a heart glasses drawing. Now students can practice drawing their faces, while making a very cool Valentine portrait.
This project can certainly help students create a fun and cute drawing of themselves, but it can also teach a lesson too. Starting with a fixed shape, like the sunglasses, shows how they need to think about proportion, when making a Heart Glasses drawing.
When starting off their drawing, point out that the width of a head should always match the width of glasses, when both are part of a portrait drawing. If they draw a head that is much
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, the glasses will look rather odd and small in comparison. The same is true if they go the other way, and draw a very
For a proportion that looks more natural, no matter what the type of glasses, the head is usually just about the same width as the glasses. After all, they do line up with the ears that sit on the outside of the head.
When students take a moment to get their first lines in place where they want them for this Valentine portrait, the rest will fall into place. The drawing above was made by a kinder, years ago, who went on to add lots of pretty stickers. It still makes me smile, every time I see it.
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