Crayon Dot Painting

Show budding artists how to paint with a technique called Pointillism. Look at paintings by Georges Seurat for inspiration.

1. Cover your table with newspaper. Draw a very light sketch of your subject on the paper with a Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencil.

2. Pour a small amount of Crayola Washable Kid's Paint onto each produce tray. You can mix colors on these trays to get a nice variety of colors, too.

3. Use the flat, circular end of a Crayola Crayon as your painting tool. Dip your crayon into paint, then firmly press the wet bottom on paper. The crayon will leave a round dot of paint. Use a different crayon bottom for each color you use so your colors will stay fresh and bright.

4. When finished, stand back, and you'll see that all of the dots blend together to make solid areas of color. No lines are needed because the dots give the impression of the picture. Hang up your work, and have a show for your friends and family!

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Tropical Paper Paintings

Whale of a Tale

Heart-y Place Setting

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Crayons
• Erasable Colored Pencils
• Washable Kid's Paint

household supplies

• recycled newspaper
• white paper
• paper towels

"Our toddlers watched the preschoolers, and soon were delighted to make their own designs!"
Rhonda R., family child care provider.

"This is the type of artwork I like to send to grandma - she loves it!"
Damali B., mom of children ages 5, 8, and 12.

Pointillist artist Georges Seurat used dots of color to create a painting of people enjoying themselves. This famous painting is called Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte.
Alma Thomas, an artist who lives in Columbus, Georgia, creates her work using some of the characteristics of Pointillism. She applies vibrant strokes of color and small patches of brilliant color in vertical rows. One of her noted works is called Iris, Tulip, Jonquils, and Crocuses. Ms. Thomas was the first woman to have a one person show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.