3 fun YEAR OF THE TIGER Art Projects
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
- Lao Tzu
Do you celebrate Lunar New Year in your home or classroom? Every year we get many requests for Lunar New Year projects. 2022 is the Year of the WATER TIGER so we thought we would share 3 of our favorite tiger projects with you!
Lunar New Year begins with the rising of the second new moon after the winter solstice. This can occur on any date between January 21st and February 20th. Also known as the Spring Festival, Lunar New Year is celebrated by many different countries.
3 Fun Tiger Art Projects!
Printmaking + Collage TIGER ART Project
A fun mixed media project for kids as young as 3 that mixes illustration, printmaking and collage. The supply list is short, the process is fun and these jungle cats are show stoppers!
grab the full project plan and templates here:
2. PRINTMAKING WITH KIDS: make tiger monoprints!
Last weekend my girls made some awesome 🐅 monoprints using an acrylic tray, an ink dauber, and the coloring material of their choice. H used watercolor to add some zing to her prints and R used tempera paint sticks.
You don’t need to have a clear acrylic tray to create your tiger monoprints. Try painting or drawing on a readily available non-absorbent surface: tinfoil, a cookie sheet, gelatin, ziplock bag, glass tabletop, mirror, or a window all work great!
Don’t have ink daubers? Try using paint or a marker to draw your tiger heads!
materials we used:
water cup
paper towel
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My girls experimented with tracing by sticking a photocopy of a tiger under the acrylic tray. The tracing did not last very long because they both preferred the looseness and the spontaneity of free-style drawing!
The nice thing about using an ink dauber is that the lines are bold.. bold enough to repeat a design after you pull the first print.
Process steps: 1. draw a tiger with blank ink 2. place white paper on top of illustration. Smooth palms of hands across the back of the paper with even pressure trying not to shift the paper 3. pull the print! 6 that you got a mirror image) 5. India ink dries fast but you might have a little dry time depending on what material you used for your tigers 6. when the black lines are dry/dry it’s time to add some color. Use your favorite supplies - my girls used a tempera stick watercolor combo
watch the a little process video here
3. Tiger + TEXT illustration project for kids INSPIRED BY, LISA CONGDON
In this project, artists will create a graphic tiger illustration paired with bold hand-drawn and hand-cut typography inspired by the beautiful work of contemporary artist Lisa Congdon.
