Two-Dimensional

and ThreeDimensional
Art Activities
Ma. Royce R. Chua, CSP-PASP

Objectives
To differentiate 2D and 3D art activities
To discuss the different 2D and 3D art
activities and enumerate materials and
processes for each
To identify the considerations that should be
given during art activities to individuals with
special needs

Outline
Two Dimensional Art Activities
Picture Making
Painting with a brush
Crayons
Pasting
Murals

Print Making
Collage

Outline
Three Dimensional Art Activities
Developmental Levels and ThreeDimensional Media
The Value of Clay
Modeling
Assemblage
Cardboard Construction
Woodworking

Outline
Special Considerations for Children
with Special Needs
Children with Developmental Delays
Physical Impairments
ADHD
Visual Impairments

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Which is which?
1. Painting
2. Sculpting
3. Drawing
4. Modeling

Two Dimensional Art

Activities

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Picture Making
any or all forms of purposeful visual
expressions, beginning with controlled
scribbling

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Picture Making
the adults role: be sensitive, understanding
and appreciative of childrens early drawings
and paintings; motivates children by helping
them recall their experiences and record
these in art

2D: Picture Making

Painting with a brush
Encourages spontaneous use of color
Materials:
watercolor (cakes vs tempera/powder paint)
individual pieces of paper
water containers for painting and rinsing
brushes
paper towels or scrap paper
newspapers to protect painting area
a bucket of child-sized moist sponges for
cleanup

2D: Picture Making

Painting with a brush
Storing
Lay paintings horizontally to dry before
stacking
Wipe paint sets clean with paper toweling
Rinse brushes in clean water, blot, gently
point bristles, and leave to dry standing
upright in a container
Clean brushes after each use

2D: Picture Making

Painting with a brush
The adult may need to demonstrate the ff to the
children:
How to prepare paint trays
How to use a variety of brush strokes
How to mix colors on the paper
How to create textures
How to handle excess paint or water on a brush
How to clean paint trays
How to rinse and dry brushes

2D: Picture Making

Crayons
Experimenting with crayons
Thin lines and heavy lines
Vary the pressure to create subtle tints or
solid, brilliant colors
Make rough texture by using broken lines,
dots, jabs, dashes, and other strokes with
the point

2D: Picture Making

Crayons
Experimenting with crayons
Create a smooth texture by using the flat
side or drawing lines close together in the
same direction with the point
Twist, turn, swing the crayon in arcs, and
move it in various ways to achieve different
effects

2D: Picture Making

Pasting
A valuable medium for creative expression
Stickiness, texture, odor, and changes
used to provide children with opportunities for
many discoveries

2D: Picture Making

Pasting
Materials
Construction paper, wallpaper, gift
wrappings, metallic paper, tissue paper,
newspaper, illustrated magazine pages
For mounting: newsprint, construction
paper, cardboard, wallpaper, newspaper,
cardboard box lids
Paste, glue sticks, scissors, and brushes

2D: Picture Making

Pasting
Processes
Demonstrate cutting and tearing paper shapes
Have children cut and tear paper shapes
Show a variety of papers different in color and
texture and encourage childrens suggestions on
how to use them
Cut edges of torn paper to appear smooth
Encourage children to think about the shape of an
object and its edges before cutting

2D: Picture Making

Murals
A storytelling picture or panel intended
for a large wall space
Excellent for person-smart kids
Excellent for picture-smart kids

2D: Picture Making

Murals
Design elements to consider when making
murals:
Varied sizes and shapes
Varied breakup of foreground and background
space
Overlapping shapes
Shapes extending out of the picture
Quiet areas to balance busy ones
Large objects or figures at the bottom and
smaller ones at the top to create illusion of
distance

2D: Picture Making

Murals
Materials:
Kraft paper, roll paper, wallpaper
Crayons, paint
Water and container
Paste
Newspapers
Brushes
Scissors
Colored construction paper

2D: Picture Making

Murals
Processes
Watercolor is ideal
Manipulating paper by folding, curling,
pleating, twisting, fringing, and overlapping

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Print Making
Idea: footprints and handprints
An object dipped in or brushed with
paint makes its own mark or relief print
on paper!

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Print Making
Techniques:
simple fingertip printing
carving a Styrofoam plate and printing
with it

emphasis on the free manipulation of

objects and experimentation with color,
design, and techniques

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Print Making
Materials
Paint
Stamp pad
Paper
Cloth
Other items such a newspaper for covering
tables, brushes for applying paint when not
using stamp pad, and cans of water

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Print Making Techniques
Found object printing
Fingerprints
Vegetable printing
Monoprinting
Styrofoam prints
Paper stencils
The spatter technique

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Collage
collage French word meaning to
paste
selecting, organizing, and arranging
materials of contrasting color and texture
and attaching them to a flat surface

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Collage
Materials
Background: manila paper, construction
paper, cardboard, and shirtboard
Collage materials: paper and cloth
scraps, magazine pages, yarn, string,
ribbon, lace, and any other items that
the children and teacher collect

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Collage
Materials
Natural materials: leaves, twigs,
bark, seed pods, dried weeds,
feathers, beans, ferns, sands, small
stones, and shells
Scissors, brushes, paste, glue sticks,
stapler, and stapler

Two Dimensional Art

Activities
Collage
Processes
Materials may be cut, torn, or left in
their original shapes
As children arrange and rearrange
the shapes on the background, they
may form a representational picture
or compose an abstract design

Three Dimensional Art

Activities

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Random Manipulation
Patting and Rolling
Circles and Rectangles
Forming clay figures
Development of schema

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Modeling
manipulating and shaping flexible
material
aids development of tactile perception
develops adaptability to change

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Modeling
strengthens concepts of form and
proportion
appealing for the body-smart learner

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Modeling
involves tactile experiences such as
Squeezing
Shaping
Physically manipulating

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Modeling
Interesting to children
Satisfaction in manipulating a modeling
material without making anything process
over product

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Assemblage
Refers to placing a number of threedimensional objects, natural or
manmade, in juxtaposition to create a
unified composition

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Assemblage: Materials
Containers such as wooden boxes,
cardboard boxes
Mounting boards such as pasteboard,
corrugated cardboard, wood, crates,
picture frames

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Assemblage: Materials
Objects: Wooden forms or scrap
lumber, driftwood, screening, corks,
cardboard boxes, etc.
Adhesives: Paste, glue, staples, tape
Tools: Scissors, stapler, hammer, nails,
pliers

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Assemblage: Encouraging use
Encourage children to bring objects from their
environment and containers for assemblages
Display and discuss collected items
Explore ways of arranging various objects
emphasizing variety of shapes, sizes, colors,
textures, and methods of fastening the objects
Explore ways of making items for an
assemblage

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Cardboard Construction
Cardboard is an indispensable material
for construction of projects
Stimulates and challenges the
imagination of children on all levels

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Cardboard Construction:
Materials
Assorted cardboard boxes, cartons, corrugated
cardboard, paper cups and plates of all sizes
Recycled materials: paper bags, yarn, string,
buttons feathers, cloth, tissue paper, scraps of
construction paper, and wrapping paper
Paste, glue, tape, crayons, colored materials,
paint, brushes, scissors, stapler, and staples

Three Dimensional Art

Activities
Woodworking
Involves a range of activities from
hammering nails to sanding, gluing,
and painting wood
Reason: provides opportunities for
children to strengthen and control their
large and small muscles

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
Children with Developmental
Delays
Try not to overwhelm the child with
too many choices
Help the child organize his or her
space by providing containers for
each type of collage/assemblage
material

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
Children with Developmental Delays

Provide the child with a large

collage/assemblage base to
compensate for less mature handeye coordination
Use a glue stick instead of white glue
for children who have difficulty
controlling amount of glue to use in
their work

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
Physical Impairments
Stabilize the base of the
collage/assemblage by taping it to the
work surface to prevent slipping

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
Physical Impairments
Make certain all necessary materials
are placed within the childs reaching
distance
Minimize fatigue by reducing the
number of steps of the
collage/assemblage process

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
ADHD
Have an adult available to sit with
the child and guide him or her
through the activity, providing ample
praise and frequent feedback at each
step of the process

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
ADHD
Do not place all the project materials
out on the table.

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
ADHD
Place each collage material in a
separate container and place the
childs collage/assemblage base in a
box or sheet to help define the childs
workspace.

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
Visual Impairment
Try adding yellow food coloring or
yellow tempera paint to the glue
Add sand, sawdust, or other textures
to the glue

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
Visual Impairment
Use a small squeeze bottle or a
commercial glue stick instead of the dipand-spread method.
Provide a larger target for dipping and
gluing utensil by placing glue in an
aluminum plate
Mark the edges of the collage paper with
a bright color paint, marker, or tape

Special Considerations for

Children with Special
Needs
Visual Impairment
Line a shallow pan with a piece of
non-skid shelving material and place
the collage materials in the pan
Guide the childs arm and show him
or her where each material is located

References:
Isbell, T. & Raines, C. (2007). Creativity
and the Arts with Young Children 2nd
Ed. Thomson Delmar Learning: New
York.
Mayeski, M. (2002). Creative Activities
for Young Children 7th ed. USA: Delmar
Thomson

Lets work!
What: Picture Making
Details: Make a picture about any of the
ff:
1. Nature con/preservation
2. Helping the community
3. Creativity

You have: 45-60 minutes

Announcements
Consultations before Prelim

After this class: 3 3:45pm

July 22, Tuesday: 8am to
12nn
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Email:
dlshsicrs.chua@gmail.com

Prelim
July 29 --> Holiday

Move Prelims to July 30.