Art Project #33; Sun Art
Continuing with our 100 Days of Art we made sun pictures! I couldn't believe that I had not thought to do this project sooner. It was so easy!
Partly I had forgotten all about the sun paper that we bought a few years ago (and only recently found when cleaning out our art cabinet) and partly I felt that we had done this project before and the boys weren't that into it.
I am so glad we decided to try it again!
This time around the boys LOVED it. It took a bit of prompting but they finally remembered using our sun art paper a few summers back and then they were off and running picking out their supplies for their pictures.
It's such an easy and non- messy art project!
Indoors (or out of direct sunlight) as assembled their objects on the paper and then laid the glass (that comes in the package) over them. This is to prevent objects from shifting in the wind and since Ian used a big toy truck he didn't use any glass.
Once the paper turns a very light blue (within just a few minutes in direct sun) we moved them back into the shade and removed the glass and objects.
Then we took a tray of water and washed the paper off. This part is a bit scary because it looks like the image washes away almost completely!
We set them aside to dry on a towel and it's amazing just how dark the paper gets.
Partly I had forgotten all about the sun paper that we bought a few years ago (and only recently found when cleaning out our art cabinet) and partly I felt that we had done this project before and the boys weren't that into it.
I am so glad we decided to try it again!
This time around the boys LOVED it. It took a bit of prompting but they finally remembered using our sun art paper a few summers back and then they were off and running picking out their supplies for their pictures.
It's such an easy and non- messy art project!
Indoors (or out of direct sunlight) as assembled their objects on the paper and then laid the glass (that comes in the package) over them. This is to prevent objects from shifting in the wind and since Ian used a big toy truck he didn't use any glass.
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| Evan's arrangement with the glass |
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| Alec's arrangement |
Once the paper turns a very light blue (within just a few minutes in direct sun) we moved them back into the shade and removed the glass and objects.
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| The paper looks almost white |
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| But once we removed the objects we could see that it was still a very light blue |
We set them aside to dry on a towel and it's amazing just how dark the paper gets.
If you want to try it you just need this special paper, some water and a sunny day!
Others in this series:
Project 3: Star Wars Crafts
Project 4: Watercolor compass circles
Project 5: Floral pens
Project 6: Watercolor outlines
Project 7: Scratch art jellyfish
Project 8: Oil pastel flowers
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 13: Water gun art
Project 14: Watercolor Kits
Project 15: Dragonfly Silhouettes
Project 16: Painting pet rocks
Project 17: Spray Paint Resist
Project 18: Water bottle windsock
Project 19: Stained glass made easy crafting kit
Project 20: Tin can windsock
Project 21: Firework glue art
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 23: Makit Bakit Kits
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 25: Making our own rafts
Project 26: Spray Painted Canvas
Project 27: Paper bowl jellyfish
Project 28: Tin Foil Art
Project 29: Oil Pastel Bubbles
Project 30: Chalk Pastel painting
Project 31: Washi Tape Votive holders
Project 32: Drip Painted Pots
Project 33: Sun Art
Project 34: Tissue paper transfer
Project 35: Stained Glass dragonfly
Project 36: Art Museum field trip.
Project 37: Taking a Family Art Class
Project 38: Painting Minecraft T-Shirts
Project 39: Painting Pikachu
Project 40: How to Draw Books
Project 41: Wax resist Watercolors
Project 42: Splatter Paint Canvas
Project 43: Fine line fall leaves
Project 44: Fairy Village field trip
Project 45: Oil Pastel Resist Leaves
Project 46: Tissue Paper Leaf Art
Project 47: Bat Silhouette Painting
Project 48: Beginner Photography
Project 49: Making Harry Potter Wands
Project 50: Drawing Cat Faces
Project 51: Making Homemade cards
Project 52: Learning the Art of Zentangle
Project 53: 3-D printing
Project 54: Gingerbread Train
Project 55: Paint Swirled Ornaments
Project 56: Loom band ornaments and bracelets
Project 57: Candy trees
Project 58: Strand of light chalk drawings
Projects 59-64: Christmas Crafting Kits from Oriental Trading
Project 65: Painting Ceramic Village Pieces
Project 66: Washi Tape Cookie Cutter Ornaments
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 100: Water Balloon Art
What a fun project! Love it! It must have been exciting to see the paper transform like that! I want to do it too. Wonder what's special about the sun art paper, I've never come across anything like it! I am so eager to try the other projects you've listed. Thank you for visiting my blog! ♥
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking it must be some form of photo paper. I bought a pack a few years ago on Amazon.com. Thanks for visiting back and I'm glad you liked it.
DeleteI came to check things out from The Homeschool Nook Link Up. Looks like fun! What pretty designs!
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DeleteThis is such a cool art project! I'll have to try it out with my kids. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party!
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DeleteSuper cool! I can't wait to try this with my boys:) Thanks for the great ideas!
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DeleteWow! I LOVE this. I didn't even know you could buy sun paper. My son would love this project! Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Whimsical Wednesdays Link Party! Have a wonderful week!
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