Let’s ring in the new year with this new year’s lenticular art project!
One of the most impressive things my family saw at the Legoland theme park was a full wall sized lenticular in the outer space area. Made of thousands of slanted one by one flat lego pieces, it was a satellite when viewed from one angle, and a spaceship when you walked down the room and saw it from the other. We took turns guessing how long that piece of lego art took to build! Probably longer than it took to build the actual space station!
Have you ever seen a lenticular piece of art? They shock kids and adults alike, as the picture seems to change or move when you look at it from different angles. They can be lifesize and made of legos, or the size of the craft paper you have at home! With this project, you’ll learn how to make your own that perfectly symbolizes turning the calendar to a brand new year.
In this new year’s lenticular art project, you’ll create two pictures with different color schemes. They can be warm and cold or monochromatic and rainbow, but they should look very different from each other. Each picture will depict a different year. Then both pictures are cut up and glued on a folded background which creates an image that is different when viewed from different sides of the work.
So grab your paper, markers, scissors, glue, and a sense of wonder, and let’s create!
What you'll need:
- 12×18 white sulphite paper
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Watercolors & marker or medium of choice
- Glue stick
New Year's Lenticular Art Project Instructions
Using a 12×18 piece of paper, measure one inch pieces across the paper, then cut in half longways.
Cut one of the long skinny rectangles in half.
On the two smallest rectangles, draw your two images. The sample shows 2025 and 2026.
Color, decorate, and embellish any way you want. Be sure to use contrasting color schemes for the two images.
With the remaining long rectangle, fold along inch markings in an accordion style.
Bravely cut the two painted pieces of paper into strips, making sure to label the pieces numerically before cutting!
Carefully glue pieces of your painted images onto the accordion folds, so that every other piece is from a different image. This will give the illusion of two different images when all are glued on!
After it dries, fold it so it’s springy and stands on its own. Admire your 3D art!
Ready to count down with this new year’s lenticular art project?
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We would love it if you’d share your art project results!
Don’t forget to tag us at @soulsparklettes on social media if you do this lenticular art project with your kids or students – we love to see what you create!
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