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Draw Like Eric Carle: Tissue Paper Collage (Part 47)

🎨Studio Brief #94

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

Look at it. Then look at it for one minute longer.

⚡ The twist

Look first, draw second. Don't peek twice.

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Mind = Blown

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Practice painted tissue collage in this art lesson: draw like eric carle: tissue paper collage (part 47).

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 markers

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.

Look up one famous painting this week. Tell someone what you see in it.

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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

We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

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