How to Make a Poster on Water in Life
Water is critical for life on Earth. All human bodies and the Earth itself are composed of about 70 percent water. Many people feel a spiritual connection with water, while others look at it as a basic fact of life. How you see water will help determine the type of poster you will make. If you are doing a science project or are just feeling creative, you can easily create a poster about water. Find old books, magazines, and postcards or download license-free images from the Internet to use in the project. Then. think about a message you hope to impart.
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Things You'll Need
- Large poster board
- Magazines
- Postcards
- Clip-art
- Old books
- Paints
- Colored pens and pencils
- Colored markers
- Glue
- Scissors
- Other adornments
Instructions
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Determine the focus your of your poster -- water's beauty, the impact of pollution on water, human responsibility to water, spiritual reflections on water, etc. Give this some thought. Think about how water impacts your own life and what might happen without it. You can tell one or many sides of a water story.
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Gather artistic items and tools at your work area or table. Locate the images that reflect your thoughts and feelings. Cut them out in different shapes or sizes.
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Write a header or title across what will be the top edge of your poster. Choose something like "Water in our World" or a few words that sum up your project. If you prefer, use the images to show it all.
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Arrange the images across and down your poster board in a way that appeals to you. You can also tell a story by placing images in an order to show your point of view. For example, you may have several rectangular, circular and triangular or odd-shaped cutouts. Don't be afraid to overlap the images.
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Arrange the finished project. Being gluing the images to the board, starting with the largest ones for background. Use a thin layer of glue. Do not rush.
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Let the board dry. Stand back and take in your creation. Verify the poster contains precisely the message, thoughts and feelings you hoped to convey. If not, add a touch or two colored in or another image glued into place until you are happy. Once it is complete and has fully dried, sign your name on the bottom of the front side. Or, you can sign and date the back. If it's for a science project, follow the instructions. Add any trim or framing you want.
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Tips & Warnings
Using sponge-brushes can help you get a thin layer of glue. You can find these in many crafts and hobby shops.
You can make a three -board panel from the same concept. Just spread the images or add enough to cover them. Bind them together by taping from behind for "folds" or place them against a type of stand.
Cutting one standard-sized poster board into two halves and gluing those together provides a thicker poster base. You can either decorate one or both sides.
Use a single-hole punch in places around the board to add colorful ribbons, colored feathers or sections of beads that suggest water colors. Strands of small silver beads can suggest rain.
Subjects for projects could include mercury in water, fluoridation, pollution, rivers, oceans, tides, creatures that live in water, rainfall on different land types, flooding concerns, water in art, what water does in a human body, the chemical composition of water, water as ice or steam and so forth. Use your imagination.
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