Middle school mixed media art projects

Mixed Media Painted Paper Collage by Gwen Lafleur using StencilGirl Stencils.

In this mixed media lesson, students will use three mediums to create a shaded, unified piece of art.

The thing about works of art like a collage is that you can easily combine it with other art projects. For instance, you can learn about the art of creating

Digication ePortfolio :: Fairfield Art by Tricia Thatcher,mindy montgomery,colleen larbes,julie staudt,kathrine clark,matt klaber,Harmon Lauren at FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. Personal Identity Collage Self Expressive Collage BrainstormWorksheet.doc Goals: To create a self expressive collage using a variety of materials. Students will experiment with and use mixed media in creating their collage. The finished pieces will provide the viewer with visual information about the individual student as…

I've been wanting to do this project for ages, ever since I saw it on the blog Elementaryartfun@blogspot.com. You can find Natalie's original post here. After many illustration and painting projects under our belt, I wanted to do a paper art project with my kids, and knew this one would be perfect for all ages. And boy, was it fun! Be aware that this project is rather time-consuming, as it requires many steps and is done on a large format. It took us three 90-minute classes, but it worked…

Collage

I’ve been making some little embellishments lately to use in my collage journals. My goal is to use some of the stuff I already have – you know, the stuff that keeps piling up… gel prints, pa…

self-portrait idea

Teach your class more about Megan Coyle's painting with paper collage technique. Coyle's website makes it easier to bring collage into the classroom.