"BUTTERMILK CHALK PICTURES. Brush a piece of sturdy
paper with buttermilk and use chalk to draw on. Or dip
the ends of chalk into buttermilk. Allow the children
to create their own designs and let dry. This
technique makes some very interesting prints."
I wonder if they mean to make a monorpint while it is
still wet?
Those who do Interdisciplinary lesson with language
arts might be interested in this file - lists of how
to's for making book pages:
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/eled/art.htm
Has buttermilk chalk as one technique to try
Some Chalk techniques:
Title: Chalk and Buttermilk
Materials: Chalk, Small bowls, Plain paper, white art
paper or manila paper, Buttermilk, Measuring cup
Procedure:
1. Pour 1/4 C of buttermilk into small bowls.
2. Place or dip chalk into the buttermilk and draw
picture on the paper.
Title: Chalk and Wet Paper
Materials: Paper, Wet Sponge, and Chalk
Procedure:
1. Each child should wet paper slightly with wrung out
sponge.
2. Draw freely with colored chalk. Show the children
how to use side and ends of chalk.
3. Allow paper to dry.
Title: Chalk & Fingerpainting Combination
Materials: Chalk, Construction paper (light color),
Fingerpaint, Trays.
Procedure:
1. Draw freely with colored chalk onto construction
paper.
2. Set this aside.
3. Fingerpaint on trays. (These can be reused.)
4. Wash and dry hands.
5. Press chalk drawing onto fingerpainted trays.
Title: Colored Chalk in Starch at Easel
Materials: Paper (Use butcher paper, easel paper, or
any good grade paper.), Chalk, Liquid starch, Tape,
Paint cups or similar containers, Easel
Procedure:
1. Fill paint cups or containers with about one inch
or liquid starch.
2. Children dip large colored chalk into starch and
draw on paper on easel.
3. For variation use different shapes and sizes of
paper.
4. Two or three pieces of chalk may be taped together
with masking tape to add to the experience.
Mary Ann - are you lurking? I had fun puutting you
back on the list tonight (smiles).
I found more but this is enough...Thanks Susan - I
figured something that has been around for 20 years
had to be on the web somwhere. I'm thinking it might
be smelly doing the drawing, too (that came to mind -
but I didn't want to bring it up). Buttermilk has a
pretty sour smell. I'd try it myself - then imagine
what the smell would be times thirty kidlets. The
white tempera paint/chalk mix sound intriguing. I've
done the sugar water one. Someone play and report
back.
Judith
--- Susan Manning <msusanm@uswest.net> wrote:
> I used this twenty years ago for large murals on
> brown paper. Looks
> great, acts as a shinny fixative and smells terrible
> the next few days
> if it gets on the floor or desks.
> Susan in Scottsdale
