Ink Blob Figures Creative Exercise For Any Age
With the never-ending school vacation possibly coming to an end within a few weeks here in Northern Israel, I am reminded that now is the time to seize the precious moments with my teens and try to fit in a few more creative activities! We actually created these fun and creative ink blob exercises, (which is a similar exercise to the paint blob pictures here) courtesy of a free video from Carla Sonheim, before Passover, but only now had the time to photograph them. They are truly a perfect example of a creative activity that can be done relatively quickly, or not, and the results can be used in many ways. We did our activity on brown paper bags, because that is the brown paper I had on hand, and now I’m thinking it would be great to use them for a collage project, or a collage project in a journal. Or, how about, as I’d originally planned, making a poster using all the results from various family members? Certainly a memorable piece of art to treasure in years to come! Though truthfully this ink blob exercise is best done with no plans whatsoever, just enjoy the creative process and let that lead you down the wonderful road of creativity! Okay, lets do it!
Above: These are the ones I did….can’t wait to do this again.
You’ll Need:
- brown paper, roughly the size of a paper lunch bag is perfect!
- black ink (like India ink, or acrylic ink), though you can also use black acrylic paint
- a black permanent marker
- a white gel pen
- a red/peach pastel or some paint
- the fun project tutorial from Carla Sonheim, here
How To:
Follow the simple instructions from Carla, or to limit screen time quite simply paint a central blob of sorts on the paper, with possibly another blob or two above, below or beside the central blob, with some intention that it will be a figure, but not overthinking it. Let the ink blob dry, and then take a look at it and try to see a figure within the blob. Add details with the permanent marker, then with the white gel pen, and then add the little rosy cheeks, and that is it!
Above: These are the ones my teen daughter created.
I do recommend doing this project on pieces of paper that are all the same size and around half the size of an A4 or letter size piece of paper. Though if you are really confident you could fill a larger piece of paper with a bunch of ink blobs and go to town!
Above: These are the ones my 14 year old son did, he very rarely does any art, so I was so happy to include him in this!
Okay dear readers, this project is a keeper, to do with the family, to do with friends virtually, or hopefully in the not too distant future to do with groups of kids or adults in a creative workshop!Make a bunch to use as greeting cards, or cut some cardboard and make some gift tags to have on hand, the main thing is, just do it!
