Skill Level
Beginner
Time to Make
1 hour
Adult Supervision
Yes
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Items you’ll also need
- A pale coloured pencil
- Scissors
- A bowl of water
- Paintbrushes
Top Tip
To make a Buddha with outstretched or bent arms, cut into the silhouette shape from the edge of the card then cut out a hole. The cut won’t show once the finished silhouette has been stuck onto the background.
How to Make
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- Cut a piece of A4 watercolour paper in half. Lightly brush clean water over one piece of paper then quickly brush paint over the top for a sky background.. Use 2 or 3 colours so the paints blend together. Paint the other piece of paper with different colours. Leave to dry.
- Fold a piece of white card 12cm x 12cm in half. Draw half a Buddha shape as an outline on the card then cut it out. Open out the card into a symmetrical Buddha shape. Place the Buddha shape onto black card, draw around the card with a pale coloured pencil then cut it out.
- Trim the painted sky background around the edges then glue it onto a folded card. Cut out a sun or lotus flower from the other piece of painted paper, or cut silhouette leaf shapes from black card. Glue the Buddha silhouette onto the background with the other pieces.
