Torn Paper Sunset Silhouette
Young artists learn about all the animals that live in a particular tree and use tearing and painting skills to make their own animal silhouette landscape.
Story: There Was a Tree, written and illustrated by Rachel Isadora
Project: Use tearing and painting skills to create an animal silhouette landscape
Featured Artwork: Robert Slack (American, 1930-2009), Sunset, Santa Bella Island, Florida, 1966, vintage gelatin silver print. Gift of the artist, 2003.6.100
Supplies Needed
- Black acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Three: half-sheet scraps of construction paper, warm or cool colors
- Pencil
- 9 x 12” construction paper for background
- Glue stick
- Animal for silhouette
Optional Supplies
- Sharpie marker
- Rocks or other shapes for landscape