Like Romero Britto

Dutch tulips like Britto 

This was one of my most successful lessons so far; students enjoyed it and the results were amazing. But hello copycats: Britto never painted tulips! So please don't copy this lesson (I saw a lot of them already on art blogs and  Pinterest), but create one yourself. Or at least: mention your source, kidsartists.blogspot.com! 

What do you need?

1. white drawing sheet 
2. permanent marker
3. colour markers
4. ruler

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About the artist

Brazilian artist Romero Britto was born in 1963 in a deprived neighbourhood in Recife and grew up amongst eight brothers and sisters. He drew and painted on any scrap of newspaper or cardboard he could find and filled them with colourful images of a beautiful world.  

In 1983 Britto travelled to Europe to study the old masters. After this trip he traveled to the USA where popart was flourishing. He opened a gallery in Miami. In 1989 a fabmous vodka brand selected Britto to design an artwork with their logo. From that moment the name Britto was known to a greater public. His artworks are now represented in galleries and museums across five continents.

Meet his work

Look at artworks of Britto on his gallery. Discuss the salient features: 

• bright colours
• simple shapes
• the work is divided into sections that are filled with patterns
• thick black outlines

Discuss how you see the difference between the drawn picture and the background. Ask about the stylistic characteristics and where to classify this artist (popart).

What should you do? 

1. Draw a picture of a subject of your choice - no details, just the main lines.
2. Divide the drawing sheet with pencil and ruler in several sections. 
3. Trace all lines with a waterproof black marker.
4. Color the whole sheet with markers like Britto did.

For the background we stamped circles with toilet rolls on a colored sheet and pasted the artwork on it.

Works of art made by students of grade 4 and 6.