The First Artists
We looked at pictures of Cave Art.
Making Our Own Cave Art
We took some paper bags (or kraft paper) and tore them irregularly. We then used oil pastels to draw similar designs as on the cave painting we examined -mostly wild animals. Does it tell a story?
Student work (age 15, special needs)
Student work (age 5)
Student work (age 12)
Student work (age 8)Making Cave Handprint Art
We made reproductions of handprint cave art by taking a straw and sucking up just a little bit of paint and then blowing it back out onto some construction paper over a hand to make an outline of it. We did it this way because it seems to be similar to the way they did it in the caves. We, however, could not get it to work to our satisfaction. It did let them see that this art form was not as easy as it looks. 
We ended up dipping our hands in paint and applying it this way. 
Although not exactly like it, their paintings show the spirit...
of handprint cave art.
We ended up dipping our hands in paint and applying it this way. 
Although not exactly like it, their paintings show the spirit...of handprint cave art. 
