Tissue Paper Collage

Another project we did when we learned about Vincent Van Gogh was a tissue paper collage. Once again we focused on the painting the "Starry Night." The main objective of this project was to create a background with different swirls and shapes which is similar to Van Gogh's painting style. To begin this project, we picked out a color of construction paper and cut out different shapes out of the tissue paper. We then laid the tissue paper on the construction paper and created our background. Once, we had the tissue paper where we wanted, we used a glue and water mixture and painted the mixture with a brush on top of the tissue paper to make it stick. When you would lay different colors of tissue paper on top of each other, the color underneath would show through the top layer of tissue paper, which created unique colors and designs. Once, the picture was done and it was dry I cut out a city design and glued it to my collage. Then I took oil pastels and created bold lines and swirls in the background of my picture. To put details on the city, I used a silver sharpie marker to make the windows of the buildings.

An extension activity, would be instead of using tissue paper to make the swirls in the background students could use objects such as hard macaroni and yarn to create a sky or any kind of landscape, such as water. Instead, of making a city they could make trees or mountains, and create a picture using different items. By doing it this way, the students would be able to make something they are more familiar with, and they are having fun making an art project with macaroni.