Paining with dots! - Arts, Crafts and DIY

28 Comments

My child did this 8 years old as it is that easy and I have had so many people since then asking me if it is a real aboriginal painting! I just need to put it in a frame! The bigger the dots the thicker the handle of the paint brush.

Material

Paints
Paint brush with thick wooden handle. You will use the end for the dots.
black thick paper

Method

Draw with a pencil a rectangle on your paper for the edge of the picture to give yourself a border.
Draw the design in sections i.e. a circle for the round bits. If you do the circles first then make some lines straight or wiggly from circles to edge of border to outline each coloured section.
Fill in the sections with different paint colours.
To paint this use the end of the paintbrush (not the bristle end) and dip into the paint and then place a dot on your paper.

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- curlytops
- 09 May 2014
  2:31 pm

28 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:53 pm
I really like this idea, thanks for sharing

- - mom81879 said
  - 03 Nov 2019
    7:05 pm
I am really loving these aboriginal like dot paintings, so much like the real thing

- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:37 pm
WOW very clever and looks great
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:39 pm
  Great way to learn other cultures
- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    7:52 am
Wow your painting does look authentic. Thank you for sharing.

- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    11:27 am
This is something to try for when my daughter is older. Thanks!

- - dannsbuild said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    9:38 pm
Very cool! A really creative idea. Thanks for sharing!

- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    11:11 pm
ohhhhh colours are good

- - geometricfro said
  - 31 May 2015
    2:36 am
Can’t wait to try this – thanks so much for sharing!

- - Mum of 5 darlings :) said
  - 28 May 2015
    11:31 pm
This is great !! I love dot painting. It reminds me some of my aboriginal friends paintings.

- - mom62624 said
  - 14 Mar 2015
    4:59 pm
Thanks for sharing; it is a great, simple art which showcases beautiful expressionism!.

- - keeleynme said
  - 27 Nov 2014
    11:25 am
love thgis, would be easy for the kids.

- - mom93821 said
  - 02 Nov 2014
    6:48 pm
Thanks again for sharing; we made some special cards over the weekend.

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    12:53 am
this is a great idea for the pictures that they have to do at school
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 9:19 pm
  cheers for posting. great to help kids learn the cultures of other people
- - mom93821 said
  - 30 Oct 2014
    8:31 pm
Thanks for sharing this creative artwork.

- - ginoula5 said
  - 10 Aug 2014
    7:34 pm
and yet another masterpiece, truly gorgeous!

- - mggarner said
  - 29 Jun 2014
    4:17 pm
Good way to learn the culture

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 08 Jun 2014
    12:49 pm
It certainly does look very effective and would look great mounted on the wall in a frame.

- - mom57522 said
  - 31 May 2014
    8:52 pm
My girls have done dot paintings after seeing indigenous art.

- - curlytops said
  - 31 May 2014
    8:25 pm
thank you for your kind comments.

- - mums-info said
  - 29 May 2014
    4:18 pm
we tried this so thanks for sharing your idea with us