How to Paint With Sponge Shapes
Painting with sponges is a fun alternative to painting with a brush or fingers, and it allows you to decorate a surface with defined shapes. When painting with sponge shapes, you can create repeating patterns, abstract pictures or a bright medley of assorted shapes. Children and adults can create beautiful pieces with sponge shapes -- it all depends on the vision of the artist, the canvas and the sponge shapes. When your project is complete, you may want to display it on your refrigerator, in a frame or give it as a gift.
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Sponges
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Tempera paints
- Bowl filled with water
- Disposable plates or trays
Instructions
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Lay your sheet of paper on a flat surface.
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Draw shapes onto the sponges using a pencil. Use popular shapes like hearts, stars, balls, flowers, fruits or vehicles.
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Cut out the sponge shapes with the scissors.
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Pour the paint into the disposable plates or trays. Have one disposable plate or tray per paint color.
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Fill a bowl with water. Choose the size of the bowl based upon the number of people who will need to use it.
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Sit the paint-filled trays and water bowl in close proximity to each other.
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Pick up a sponge shape, and dip it into the paint. You only need to dip the bottom of the sponge to achieve a clean stamp.
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Press the sponge firmly onto the paper. Repeat using different sponges and paint colors.
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Rinse the sponge in the bowl filled with water to remove the paint. You may then set the sponge aside or dip it into another paint color.
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Tips & Warnings
Purchase pre-cut sponges or sponges that are already in different shapes if you are short on time.
Experiment by painting on different surfaces like brown postal paper, paper bags, canvas bags, cardboard or Bristol board.
Water down the paint if it is too thick.
If many people are painting, consider using more than one water bowl.
Protect the surface you are painting on with newspaper to avoid staining or messy cleanups.
References
- Photo Credit sponge image by Leonid Nyshko from Fotolia.com
