If you’re looking for a way to spice up a painting project, swap your paper for a transparency. Using a thicker paint may also aid in combating this problem. Instead of using sheets of metal, plexiglass, or Gelli plates, why not use transparencies? Be sure to encourage students to work quickly to ensure the paint doesn’t dry too quickly. From there they can use the transparency as a reference when areas like the nose or mouth seem difficult. If students are using a reference photo, allow them to put the transparency over their portrait and trace to get a contour line. Transparencies care a great tool to do this.įor example, when creating self-portraits, some students become overwhelmed with all the values and facial features. However, some students need to simplify an image before they can draw it. I won’t get into the tracing vs not tracing debate. Watercolor, paint, monoprints, or pastels are all perfect materials to create colorful backgrounds. Simply have your students create a black and white design, print it out on a transparency, and attach it to a student-made background with spray adhesive. Using a transparency can be a way to add some color to a digital work without breaking your budget! Many of us just don’t have the budget to print out hundreds of color copies.
Those of you that teach a Digital Arts or Technology in Art course know that one of the downfalls is not being able to print out student work. These transparency stencils work perfectly when monoprinting with Gelli plates. Digital or hand drawn designs can be incorporated into the stencil as well. They are easy to cut using X-ACTO knives or scissors and can be reused. If you are doing a project using stencils, consider using transparencies. Today I am going to share 7 ways you can use transparencies in your art room. Among these materials, you’ll find transparencies collecting dust. You run across supplies that make you think, “What is this?” or, “They still make these?” The art teacher in all of us finds a way to use these materials in our classrooms. To the blind eye, it is a place to get some work done and grab some basic supplies. When you walk into the copy room or supply closet at your school, it can be scary.
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