Scribble Art Studio Blog: Fun New Projects!

Pumpkin Potato Heads!

Halloween is always a fun time of year for art teachers! Kids generally love to draw anything spooky and ghosts, spiders, witches, and pumpkins provide endless ideas! 

This summer we did a super fun funny face pig project. I was so pleased with the results that I modified it for a jack-o-lantern project. This project was done by my Wednesday Express Yourself class (ages 3-7). Enjoy!

Materials:
*computer paper for practice drawing
*Bristol paper
*Funny Faces Print Out (optional, kids can create their own funny faces if preferred)

*pencil
*black crayon
*orange, red, purple, brown, and black acrylic paint
*brushes
*markers
*glue
*scissors
*sequins/jewels/buttons (optional)

Step 1

We started out this project by practicing pumpkin shapes. Most kids know how to draw a pumpkin but if you want to get a little more accurate, start by making a large C and then a backwards C that connects. This will take the shape out of a perfect circle, next show how to curve the lines inside the pumpkin to mimic the C's. This demonstrates that the lines don't go straight up and down but curve with the pumpkin. After practicing, redraw on Bristol and outline in black crayon.

 

Step 2

Time to start painting! Begin painting on one side of the pumpkin with orange paint, making sure to paint between the crayon lines. At about half way through the pumpkin add a little bit of red to the palettes and had everyone mix in a little orange paint. This produces a nice orange red color, we used this to finish up the pumpkins. *Adding the red really helps "turn" the pumpkin.

 

Step 3

Paint the background with purple paint and the ground with brown paint. Use a little of the brown to paint the stem. Lastly go over the crayon lines with black paint, creating a nice outline.

Step 4

Funny Faces! Everyone practiced drawing from their funny faces print out (kids are encouraged to come up with their own funny features) and colored in their favorites with marker. Next we cut out eyes, nose, and mouth and glued onto the pumpkin. The finished pumpkins looked wonderful, everyone was proud their final artwork and enjoyed checking out their neighbor's pumpkins!