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MATERIALS
- Cardboard or white card sheet
- Crêpe paper in different colours
- Glue
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Pencil
METHOD
- Draw a simple image of Lord Ganesh on the cardboard or card sheet. Don’t draw any details; just the basic shape.
- Choose crêpe paper in floral colours. Take a long-folded sheet of crêpe paper and cut it into medium-sized strips as shown in the picture.
- Dip your paintbrush in glue and apply it on a small patch of the Ganesh image.
- Unfold the crêpe strips, tear small pieces from them and crush them into balls. Stick them on the glue before it dries up. The more neatly you crush the paper, the better will be the outcome.
- Complete one patch at a time. Use yellow and orange for the skin. You can use red to break the monotony.
- For the clothes, create patterns using the crêpe paper.
- Fill the background before you start working on the crown. Use colours like purple and green for the background.
- Now, complete the crown and the eyes.
- Add another layer of crêpe paper around the entire picture to complete the artwork and use it to decorate your house during Ganesh Utsav!
Dipika Gurnaney studied at the Sir JJ School of Fine Arts and
is a recipient of a scholarship from the Pont Aven School
of Contemporary Art in France. Dipika has been teaching
children art since 2002.
