How To Make a Sand Painting
- December 10, 2007
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Produced by
Howcast Media
Directed by
Kevin Hall
Voice-Over Artist
Melanie Siegel
Production Designer
Karin Olsen
Music
Edison Music Corp
Art Director
Dew Gueramian
Sand isn’t just for building castles by the beach or shoveling around the sandbox—you can use it to make beautiful, colorful artwork too!
You Will Need
- Clean sand (be sure to pick out any shells or rocks)
- Small, empty containers with lids (yogurt containers are perfect)
- Powdered tempera paints in your favorite colors
- Construction paper
- A pencil
- Craft glue
- A plastic knife or craft stick
- Plastic spoons
- A plastic tray
Step 1: Add color to sand
Mix up several batches of colored sand. To do this, pour about a handful of sand into each of your containers. Then add a different color of tempera paint powder to each container. Put the cover on tight and shake, shake, shake.
Add the paint powder a little at a time to get the exact shade you want. The more powder you add, the brighter the color.
Step 2: Draw picture
Use the pencil to draw a picture on a piece of construction paper.
The bigger the shapes, the easier it will be to fill them in with the sand—at least until you get the hang of it.
Step 3: Spread glue
Use the plastic knife or craft stick to spread a layer of glue over sections of your drawing. Spread the glue thinly, so that you can still see the lines.
Step 4: Sprinkle sand
Start to color your drawing by taking a spoonful of colored sand and sprinkling it where you want it, staying within the lines. Only do one color at a time, and when you’re finished adding that color, lift the paper up and gently shake the excess sand onto the plastic tray. Then pour it back into the original container so you can use it again.
Step 5: Fill picture
Continue adding sand until you’ve filled in all the parts of your picture that you want colored—then step back and admire your sandy-work!
Tibetan Monks spend days and weeks making an intricate sandpainting—called a mandala—as a symbolic act of creating the world.
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Comments (3)
I like all ideas:) I want to use for my students!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
over 2 years ago by Ziyash_Timinskaya
Its really nice
about 1 year ago by annu
its really nice
about 1 year ago by annu
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