This is a great one day lesson for Halloween!
I saw this project idea as a reel on the Instagram account of Ms. Potts’ Art Room.
The only difference is we did chalk marbling, and she used a paint marbling kit.
I didn't want to order a kit, so used chalk marbling and it worked well, but with
probably more subtle colours.
I pre printed out a window template as I didn't want to have students using the Sharpies to colour all of that- the smell gets strong fats and the sharpies just die that much faster.
Grade 4-6 students drew spooky silhouettes within each window. It could be spooky or cute.
I had to carefully review/explain the concept of silhouette with my kids: it is the dark shape or outline of a person, animal, or object seen against a lighter background.
Visual representation
A dark image against a bright background, such as a person in front of a sunset.
The interior of the shape is usually solid and featureless.
It differs from an outline, which is a linear drawing of the edge, whereas a silhouette is a solid shape
Once the images were drawn, they coloured them in using sharpies.
Then we filled an Ikea bin up with about 1 inch of water and scraped Prang chalk gently onto the surface. We used between 2-3 colours. Use more chalk for a more intense colour. Then swirl the chalk using a bamboo stick.
Ley the artwork down gently onto the water and press the back.
Peel it up to reveal a cool marbling pattern! The kids loved this step. Leave these to dry.
We placed them on large sheets of paper to dry.
Some of the finished artworks!
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