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Illustrate Like Eric Carle: Make Collages of a Caterpillar and Butterfly

In this two day course, we will paint colorful abstract designs and use them to make beautiful collages in the style of Eric Carle, author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Natalie Jortner
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(130)
Class

What's included

2 live meetings
1 in-class hours

Class Experience

In this class we will learn about how Eric Carle made his famous illustrations in his children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We will use this technique to make our very own collage illustrations!

I will guide learners step by step in making two colorful works of art - a hungry caterpillar and a beautiful butterfly!

We will spend the first class introducing our topic and painting lots of colorful abstract designs. At the end of the first class we will leave our paintings somewhere safe so that they can dry before our next class.

In the second class, we will cut shapes out of our colorful paintings and glue them onto a new sheet of paper to create our beautiful caterpillar and butterfly collages.

For this class you will need several sheets of white paper, any kind of paint (acrylic, watercolor, etc.), scissors, and a glue stick (or liquid glue).

Let’s make art together!

Other Details

Supply List
Several pieces of white paper (about 10 sheets)
Paints (any kind of paint is fine as long as you have all basic colors)
Scissors
Glue stick or liquid glue
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.8
130reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I love art and have been making it for my whole life! I have taken college art classes and ran an after school art club for elementary and middle school students.

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$20

for 2 classes

2x per week, 1 week
30 min
Completed by 16 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
1-8 learners per class

This class is no longer offered
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