I was about to get rid of an old box set of paperback dictionaries, when I realized the pages had just the weathered look that I wanted for a collage project. Lots of other books would work too, it’s just best if they are aged a bit to get that gray cast.
1. Starting with a black sheet of paper (I like scrapbook paper if it is on sale) and several printed pages from old torn up books, students first cut out building shapes. I also handed a printout of black and white city skylines for students to get inspired by, which you can download HERE.
2. Students were to draw lots of windows on their buildings with a fat, chisel tip black marker and then outline the edge of each building with a medium tip black marker.
3. The buildings were glued down with a glue stick.
4. White details were added to the sky using a white colored pencil.
4 comments:
Goodness! (Great minds think alike... I hope ;) )
We did a version of the Usborne Cityscape the other week and used newsprint as one of the papers. Looked great :)
I am doing cityscapes right now with my 1st graders but I really like how this recycles and has such a neat collage look. Older kids could actually cut out the windows, I suppose! Thanks for sharing.
Jessica Balsley
our pre-k unit this month is shadows and reflections and I am now planning to make this cityscape using newspaper. Do you have any suggestions?
I did this project with my kids today using some unwanted phone books. What a great way to recycle! My kids really enjoyed it. My kids are 4, 6, and 10. We had to paint some white paper because we didn't have any black. The kids used all of the black acrylic paint for their nightscapes. I went with blue, yellow, and white water colors and made a day scene. Both turned out really well. Thanks for the great idea!!
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