Art Project #29-- Oil Pastel Bubbles

We made some fun and easy bubbles last week as part of our 100 Days of Art.



The boys were a bit skeptical at first but they really enjoyed this project and we all were so happy with the results!

We took a few random objects out of our cabinet to trace (we ended up settling on nail polish, tuna fish, tomato paste, and a can of soup).  We also drew a few areas of dotted white to look like popped bubbles.




The boys traced a variety of circles onto their papers; overlapping some while using oil pastels.

Once we had all of our circle we went through and added some highlights to the bubbles in two or three areas.  Some highlights were small while others were large.  We used a variety of colors in our bubbles and kept our highlights near the outside of our circles.


Before we knew it we had a whole page of bubbles!







Our other art projects:
Project 1: Painting with Hexbugs
Project 2: Tissue paper flowers
Project 3: Star Wars Crafts
Project 4: Watercolor compass circles
Project 5: Floral pens
Project 6: Watercolor outlines
Project 7: Scratch art jellyfish
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Comments

  1. Coombe MillAugust 1, 2016 at 7:03 PM

    these really do look bubble like and so easy to recreate i might just try. Pinning it. #TheRealCraftyLinkParty

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    1. Mother of 3August 1, 2016 at 9:19 PM

      Thanks for the Pin; I was surprised just how easy these were to make.

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  2. Erin VincentAugust 2, 2016 at 7:27 AM

    Love their bubbles. Beautiful!

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  3. Shecki GrtlyblesdAugust 2, 2016 at 2:32 PM

    Those turned out gorgeous! I can't wait for school to start back up so we can get back to our art sessions here.

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  4. Teresa BAugust 4, 2016 at 6:48 AM

    Cute! My daughter, the artist in our house, is sure going to love this! Added to The Really Crafty Link Party Pinterest board. Thank you for sharing!

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  5. Swapna (The Practical Mom)August 5, 2016 at 12:07 PM

    I love your series!! Will go through the whole list - now that we have to get back to after school art :)

    #practicalmondays

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    1. Mother of 3August 5, 2016 at 1:03 PM

      I hope you find lots of great ideas! I have a few more posts started that I need to get around to finishing up!

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  6. Gayl WrightAugust 7, 2016 at 3:34 PM

    Looks like you all had great fun making these bubbles. I think I would enjoy it, too! Thanks for sharing at #LMMLinkup.

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  7. Lisa EhrmanAugust 1, 2017 at 9:41 AM

    These are great! Now, this is an art project that even I could do :) Thanks for showing us how!

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    1. Mother of 3August 1, 2017 at 10:26 AM

      You're welcome and thanks for all the social media shares!

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  8. Shooting Stars MagAugust 1, 2017 at 8:42 PM

    How cute! I love that kids of different ages could do this one!

    -Lauren
    #happynowlinkup

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    1. Mother of 3August 4, 2017 at 7:30 AM

      Yeah, as long as they can trace they can participate!

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  9. Leslie AAugust 3, 2017 at 10:58 PM

    Those turned out great! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

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