Art with A Heart

1. Art With A Heart
Brought to you by
Elmcrest Elementary PTO

2. Jim Dine Hearts
• Inspired by the
American artist
Jim Dine
• Uses hearts in
much of his
artwork. This is
called a ‘motif’
• Pop Art Artist –
colorful, fun,
meant to grab
your attention Confetti Heart, 1985, color lithograph

3. Jim Dine Hearts - Materials
• Tempera paint in warm and cool colors and
white
• Black oil pastel
• Construction paper
• A cup of water
• A paintbrush

4. Jim Dine Hearts
• On the back of your paper, write your:
– First and last name
– Grade
– Teacher

5. Jim Dine Hearts Step 1
• Fold your paper in
half horizontally
(match the left to
the right side)
• Give it a good
crease down the
middle
• Flip it open so your
name is on the back
and your crease is
in the center

6. Jim Dine Hearts Step 2
• Paint in the start of your
heart shape using a
warm color (reds,
oranges, yellows, pinks)
• Go a small amount at a
time
• Refold your paper every
few brushstrokes and
use the palms of your
hands to smooth the
area you painted to
spread it to the other
side – this is called
burnishing
• Open your paper to see
how the image
transferred to the other
side

7. Jim Dine Hearts Step 3
• Continue to paint in
the outline of your
heart
• Fold it over and
burnish every few
strokes
• After the outline,
gently flatten your
brush on the inside
of one half of your
heart to leave brush
strokes
• Fold the paper and
burnish to transfer

8. Jim Dine Hearts Step 4
• Wash your brush in
the water cup
before going to the
next color
• Continue paint
brush strokes on
one side and
folding/burnishing
to transfer
• Use warm colors for
the inside of the
heart
• Try to get rid of any
white paper
showing!

9. Jim Dine Hearts Step 5
• Wash your brush
before using cool
colors (water and
ice colors) on the
outside of your
heart
• Paint a few
brushstrokes, fold
and burnish
• Continue with other
cool colors to make
sure no white paper
shows through!

10. Jim Dine Hearts Step 6
• Let your heart dry
for a bit
• When it is dry, use a
black oil pastel to
make a sketchy
outline around the
heart
• Use your finger to
rub and smear the
black pastel
• You can even draw
a few little lines
inside the outline to
make the heart look
more 3-dimensional

11. Jim Dine Hearts Step 7
• Use some white
paint to create a
few lines near the
edges of the heart
• This helps make
the heart look 3-
dimensional (with
depth, like a
sculpture) instead
of 2-dimensional
(flat, like paper)

12. Tissue Paper Heart Maps
• Create a heart that emphasizes positive and
negative space

13. Tissue Paper Heart Maps - Materials
• Bleeding tissue paper (note this is different from
regular tissue paper. It is available through
Amazon and art supply companies
• Construction or heavier weight paper
• Scissors
• Black markers
• A paintbrush
• A cup of water

14. Tissue Paper Heart Maps Step 1
• On the back of the
paper, write your:
– First and last name
– Grade
– Teacher
• Trace around the
heart template
(some hearts may
already be pre-cut
for you!)

15. Tissue Paper Heart Maps Step 2
• Decide where to place
your tissue paper
squares
• Leave some paper
showing around each
square -too many
squares can cause the
artwork to get brown
and muddied when
water is added
• When you have your
placement, use a
damp paintbrush to
paint overtop of the
squares.

16. Tissue Paper Heart Maps Step 3
• When your paper
is dry, gently peel
and discard the
squares
• You should have
some white paper
that shows
through and
around the
squares

17. Tissue Paper Heart Maps Step 4
• Your squares
become the
positive space –
the shapes on the
paper
• Use a marker to
outline the
negative space –
the areas that
surround the
squares

18. Watercolor Lovebirds
• A pair of birds that contrast one another with
their geometric and organic lines

19. Watercolor Lovebirds - Materials
• Watercolors (traditional cakes or liquid
watercolors are more vibrant but do stain
clothing)
• Paintbrush
• Water
• Markers
• Construction or heavier weight paper

20. Watercolor Lovebirds – Step 1
• On the back of the paper
write your:
– Name: First and Last
– Grade
– Teacher
• Trace two of the bird
templates onto your
paper (note that some
birds may be pre-cut for
you!) Have them face
one another

21. Watercolor Lovebirds – Step 2
• One one bird, use a marker to
draw geometric lines (straight,
zig zag, dashed, etc.). These are
lines that have clear rules about
how they should look and don’t
occur in nature. Leave yourself
some room to paint in the
shapes in the next step!
• One the second bird, use a
marker to draw organic lines
(wavy, curly, free-form). These
are lines that have no rules and
occur in nature. Leave yourself
room to paint in the shapes in
the next step!
• Note: If you have a very young
artist, you can always do this
step last and have them just
paint the bird with watercolor!

22. Watercolor Lovebirds – Step 3
• Use the watercolor to
paint in one bird with
warm colors. Try not
to put the same color
next to each other
• Use the watercolors
to paint in the second
bird with cool colors.
Try not to put the
same color next to
each other.

23. Watercolor Lovebirds – Step 4
• Let your birds dry
• Use a marker to embellish your birds by creating
more geometric and organic lines within your
shapes
• You can add details like wings, eyes, feathers, etc.
• Cut out your birds when you are finished