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Paint a Reindeer
In this 45 minute class, students will follow instructions to paint this adorable reindeer while discussing simple painting techniques.
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In this 45 minute class, students will learn step by step how to paint this adorable reindeer. I will be painting each step at the same time as the students, showing them techniques used as we go. We will learn to mix certain colors to create new ones and adding white to create "shine". This class is taught entirely in English. Throughout the lesson, I encourage students to show their work, ask questions and add their own personal touches. I love when kids are so proud of their final product.
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Teacher Expertise
I have a bachelor degree in visual arts from the University of Ottawa. I have also taught art from grades jr k to grade 8 and even one class in high school. I am passionate about encouraging children to be creative and adding their own details to their creations.
Supply List
Each student will require a canvas or surface to paint on (I suggest approx. 9 inches by 12 inches in size). Each student will also need acrylic paint in various colors including blue, red, white, black and brown. Will will also need a variety of paint brush sizes, a container of water for washing brushes and a cloth for wiping down the brushes. There is no need for expensive supplies: those found at dollar stores will do just fine.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Time Commitment
1 hour per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class .
Blow Painted Reindeer Craft
Blow painting is a fun and creative painting technique. It is very easy to set up and lots of fun for toddlers, preschoolers and even older kids. The patterns and designs you create are entirely unique and they make create reindeer antlers!
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Grab your brown construction paper and cut a circle for the reindeer head. Cut out two large ears from the brown paper and two small inner ears out of the light brown paper. Glue the ears to the reindeer head. Cut out a mouth from the black construction paper and glue it to the reindeer head. Finally, glue the red Pom Pom nose to your reindeer.
In a bowl add a small amount of brown or black paint then add a small amount of water to the paint and mix throughly. Take your straw and dap a few drops of the watery paint on to a sheet of white paper.
Use your straw and blow the paint drops to create your reindeer ears. Turn the page in different directions in order to make the paint go in different directions to create reindeer antlers.
Glue your reindeer head to the bottom of the page and lay if down to dry.
Supplies
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- Red Pom Pom
- Construction Paper (brown and light brown and black)
- Scissors
- Glue
- Washable Kids Paint Brown or black
- Googley Eyes
- White Paper
Techniques for painting a reindeer
We always love to try something a bit different at Folky HQ and over the past couple of years we have been challenging ourselves to have fun with our skills. Every month, we set a different theme and play with different ideas. A few months ago, inspired by the popularity of our mandala month, we began playing with patterns and silhouettes – creating doodles within different shapes.
This month, we revisited this idea after a customer challenged us to create a reindeer doodle. We have had so many requests and emails about this one, we’ve put a tutorial together just for you. Please note: although we have created this Level 3 guide, please do not feel that you have to stick to it. Take what you want from it and leave the rest; if there is a part of the design you don’t feel comfortable painting or if it involves a technique you haven’t learnt yet, replace it with something else. The great thing about these doodle practice pages is that they are fun, they are flexible and they are entirely yours to paint how you will.
What we used:
Dark paper (we love a bit of black paper to paint on!)
DecoArt Americana in Tomato Red and Snow (Titanium) White
(or something similar)
Luxe label brushes
No 4 Round Brush
No 2 Round Brush
Liner Brush
No 8 Rake Brush
Dotting tool
Pen
Tracing and transfer paper
When completing these doodle animals, we always begin adding a few larger patterns to the piece. These are what draws the eye to various parts of the shape and adds interest. We add our dots towards the end as they act as fillers.
Step 1: Transfer your design to your paper.
Step 2: Begin by painting the larger designs using the Titanium white. Using your liner brush, paint the snowflake, surrounding lines and flowers (those marked in blue).
Step 3: Using your No 4 brush, paint the comma stroke petals in white (shown in pink).
If you haven’t got the brushes we are using here, feel free to use the brushes you have and adapt the design – a thicker No 3/4 brush will need fewer petals, whereas using a liner or No 2 brush, you will need to add more petals.
Step 4: Using the Rake brush, fill each leg with white lines. Once this is dry, do the same again but in a different direction to create a crosshatched effect. (the yellow areas).
Again, if you don’t feel confident using the Rake Brush or haven’t got one, why not try using your liner brush to create this lace-like crosshatched design?
Step 5: Next, using your liner brush, paint the lines marked in orange.
Don’t worry if these aren’t perfect as you will be adding detail to them – dots and lines. This design isn’t about being perfect but about having fun. The great thing is, there may be areas in these paintings that you aren’t happy with as you are creating them but they fade into the background when you look at the project as a whole.
Step 6: Using your No 2 round brush, or a liner brush, paint two comma strokes for the hooves. Paint the comma strokes around the head and antlers (those colour coded in purple).
Here, we have painted some in Tomato Red and some in white. You can follow our original design or make it your own.
Step 7: Next, add the larger dots to your reindeer (marked green) You can use large dotting tools for this like the ones here or like us, you can use the end of a pen or pencil!
Step 8: Grab your dotting tool and create hearts across his tail using the small end (marked in red).
Step 9: Add dots across the lines and around the large dots (marked in grey)
Take a step back from your design and add dots of paint around your design where you have gaps. You will see we have done this around the antlers, and around the snowflake.
These dots help to bring your pattern together. While you want to have some black space on your reindeer, having too much will stop your eyes seeing the ‘bigger picture’ as it focuses on each pattern. Adding dots helps fill the shape creating an outline without the need for painting one.
Step 10: Add any contrasting brushstrokes/dots you wish. You will see around the head, we layered smaller brushstrokes on top of the larger ones to add detail and bring the two colours together.
If you do have a go at painting this fun project, we would love to see it.
