Steps
Step 1
Draw a quick sketch of the animal/person/thing you want to make abstract. Make sure to use large easy shapes – you’re going to need to color and cut them out later.
Step 2
Take your construction paper (aka your final draft paper) and draw the shapes on there using your oil pastels. Try not to use a black oil pastel to draw the shapes on first, use the color you want directly for each shape. To make it easier for younger kids, you can cut out the shapes they drew and trace them onto the final sheet for them to color in. Don’t worry about going outside the lines too much, we will be cutting the shapes out so the excess can be cut off later.
Step 3
Color in your shapes, feel free to add some highlighting or use two hues in one shape to create the illusion of depth.
Step 4
Cut your shapes out and rearrange on a contrasting colored paper.
Step 5
Try different arrangements. You don’t need to glue them down if you don’t want.
It can be used as a puzzle piece later, or an ever changing abstraction!
Try to turn it into something else – take your imagination to the next level!
Can you believe the image below is the exact same one as above it is just flipped 180 degrees!?