Following the idea of Jean Van't Hul the children draw with glue on paper and canvas board.
We had to let it dry completely overnight.
Today we painted with standard school watercolor on top of it...
Although I think we will get better results with a bit more practice, it is a wonderful experiment in many ways:
First of all, it is a good experience for the kids that a picture does not have to be done in one single go. The experience of preparing something one day and continue the other day let them relax a lot. They know it won't be done today anyway so why hurry....
Second, they have to do a bit of a planing ahead, thinking what part of the picture to cover so that it will be prevented from color.
Third, it is a wonderful effect the put the color over it, and suddenly see the outlines which were barely visible before....and to see where else they put their sticky fingers on ;-) be bit like detective's work ;-)
Edit: Even more advantages come up to my mind: For instants the experience of drawing from "high" above the underground, not having support of the arm/hand by the table....
Some first results here. We definitely need to improve, try different colors and undergrounds and other masking media like tape or masking fluid, put it on previously colored paper etc....Friedrich thinks of doing a constellation chart this was....
A lot more to come from this direction :-)
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