This week we tried a fun art project inspired by Picasso’s Cubism Technique. It is a great technique to explore with kids of all ages.  Since it is an abstract art project you don’t need the drawing to be perfect and so it works great if you have a 4 year old or a 12 year old!

Let’s start by getting to know a little bit about CUBISM.

What is Cubism?

Cubism is an abstract Art form where objects are broken into pieces and then rearranged to create an abstract art form.

Cubism was co-created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in 1907.

The first step in this project is deciding on something to draw. We decided to choose a still-life object for the project but it would work with any object that you choose.

Step1:

Decide on an object to draw. I decided on a water-jug. Now on a White drawing paper or printer paper draw your object. Make it big, so that it covers at least 3/4th of your paper.

Step2:

Now fold your paper multiple times in random folds.

Step3:

Now unfold your paper. You will see that there are lines on the folds you made. Outline the lines with a pencil.

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Step4:

Now the drawing is ready to be colored. I decided to use colored pencils, but you may pick any medium you like.You can color each of the boxes you made with different colors. Have some fun, add patterns to the when you color! You can also outline the lines with a marker to add some value.

The kids made a Pizza slice and Starbucks Drink and I also had some fun with a Guitar!! So draw anything you like, make it colorful and have fun with it!!

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THE PUZZLE PROJECT

There is another way to do the Cubism Project too..After you made the patterns on your object, cut out the drawing along the lines and put it back together! You don’t have to put it back together as a puzzle, you can connect it in a different way and make an interesting drawing instead.

Ask your friend to guess what was the initial drawing!!

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