Children’s drawings in black and white. Finger and brush painting using poster colours and crayons. Shows the technique of applying paint with rollers over paper having a crayon drawing which remains distinct so as to obtain a reverse copy on dampened paper which looks like a negative print.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320246
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching (Primary)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Children's art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Drawing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching (Primary)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Primary
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)