What options did cave artists have to make art? They probably started by picking up a stone or rock that looked like something else. Maybe the marks in the rock looked like a face, or the stick looked like an animal. But what if they wanted to make their own images of animals? Students looked at what they could use to make their own marks. They experimented with sticks and combs, styrofoam and feathers to make a variety of marks on paper. What made the best textures? What looked more like fur? What made the best lines?
They looked at what could be used to make paint. How would you make things stick to the walls. Students experimented with Carbohydrates and sugars (flour and corn syrup), Protiens (egg yolks and milk) and fats (lard) to see what mixture would make the best paints. Each has an advantage, and a disability when it comes to drawing. Students made their own choices on which they liked best, then learned how egg tempera and milk tempera were popular art materials for hundreds of years.
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