School-aged kids practice mixed media skills in this fun and easy project inspired by Frankenstein’s Monster. These techniques can easily be used at home or in the classroom.

Fun with Mixed Media Art
Mixed media art simply means that an artist used multiple mediums to create the finished piece. This is a fun style of art that encourages artists to explore new techniques, mediums, and styles. This is one of those projects where we pull out all of the supplies and kids are free to create and explore on their own.
Related: We love gathering up supplies to use in mixed media art that have fun textures!
Supplies Needed to Make a mixed media monster Art Project

The supply list is limitless! You decide what supplies to bring to the table. We’re sharing a list of a few suggestions:
- Magazines, Discarded Book Pages, Scrapbook Papers, etc. – For Background Collage
- Cardstock – For Base
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Pencils, Permanent Markers, Colored pencils, Crayons, etc. – to add sketches and color to the project
- Paints, Paintbrushes, Water, Sponges, Scrap Corrugated Cardboard, etc – To add more colors and layers
- Paper Towels
Directions to Make a mixed media monster
Step 1

Glue pieces of torn pages onto cardstock to begin creating a background.
Tip: Consider avoiding glossy pages on this step since they do not easily accept all art mediums.
Step 2

Next, glue clippings of facial features from magazines onto background to begin creating your monster.
Step 3

Then, use a permanent marker to draw an outline of the monster. This is also a good time to add any details (like stitches) to the face.
Step 4

Then, use dry mediums to begin adding color and details to the monster.
Step 5

Next, add paint and other mediums to your project.
Note: Saving wet mediums for last helps to speed up the process without having to wait between layers to add details.
Step 6

Continue layering paint and techniques to add more details. This is when we pulled out fun textured objects to use as stamps for paint, glued more paper on as hair, and added more lines and details using a paintbrush. The possibilities are endless!
Finished Mixed Media Monster Art Projects

I love how these funky monsters turned out! With the projects being made on paper, they can easily be framed, clipped, or displayed in your preferred style.
Our Experience Making this mixed media monster Art Project
We had so much fun making these monsters. I love giving kids a chance to explore art with projects that have no limitations on creativity. It is especially great when those projects demonstrate how we can use “trash” to make art.
Mixed Media Monster Art Project for Kids

School-aged kids practice mixed media skills in this fun and easy project inspired by Frankenstein’s Monster.
Materials
- Magazines, Discarded Book Pages, Scrapbook Papers, etc. – For Background Collage
- Cardstock – For Base
Tools
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Pencils, Permanent Markers, Colored pencils, Crayons, etc. – to add sketches and color to the project
- Paints, Paintbrushes, Water, Sponges, Scrap Corrugated Cardboard, etc – To add more colors and layers
- Paper Towels
Instructions
- Glue pieces of torn pages onto cardstock to begin creating a background.
Tip: Consider avoiding glossy pages on this step since they do not easily accept all art mediums. - Glue clippings of facial features from magazines onto background to begin creating the monster.
- Use a permanent marker to draw an outline of the monster. This is also a good time to add any details (like stitches) to the face.
- Use dry mediums to begin adding color and details to the monster.
- Add paint and other mediums to your project.
- Continue layering paint and techniques to add more details. This is when we pulled out fun textured objects to use as stamps for paint, glued more paper on as hair, and added more lines and details using a paintbrush. The possibilities are endless!
Notes
Mixed media Monster Art Variations
- Limit mediums to dry materials to cut down on time and mess.
- Kids can completely draw their monsters without using magazine images.
- Alter the lesson plan to create a space monster, sea creature, etc!
Mixed media Monster Art Variations
- Limit mediums to dry materials to cut down on time and mess.
- Kids can completely draw their monsters without using magazine images.
- Alter the lesson plan to create a space monster, sea creature, etc!
Other Fun monster Art Projects from Kids Activities Blog
- Two or more people work together to draw a monster in this fun project!
- Younger kids enjoy our free printable monster coloring pages.
- Create a yummy monster snack.
- We have a list of 50 monster craft ideas for any time of the year!
- Preschoolers can practice shapes by building shape monsters!
Did your kids have fun exploring various art mediums with this project? What kind of monster did they create?
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