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Draw Like Eric Carle: Tissue Paper Collage (Part 4)

🎨Studio Brief #8

Eric Carle, author of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' created his illustrations by painting tissue paper with bright colors and then cutting and gluing shapes.

🎯 Your mission

Steal one trick. Use it your own way.

⚡ The twist

Copy a master, then change ONE thing on purpose.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The Sistine Chapel ceiling took Michelangelo 4 years — and he hated every minute.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Artemisia Gentileschi was painting masterpieces at 17 — in 1610.

Practice painted tissue collage in this art lesson: draw like eric carle: tissue paper collage (part 4).

What You'll Learn

Eric Carle, author of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' created his illustrations by painting tissue paper with bright colors and then cutting and gluing shapes.

Techniques You'll Practice

painted tissue collageillustrationlayering

Materials Needed

Glue stickWashable markersCrayonsConstruction paper

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

The next time you visit a museum (or look one up online), you'll see things others miss.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Visit (or virtually tour) one museum this week.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most interesting piece of art you've seen this year?”

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Next Smart Project

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