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Easter Egg Ideas: Pop Art Inspired Eggs Part 1

March 26, 2015 by Abby Davis 1 Comment

These painted plastic Easter eggs are inspired by the contemporary artwork of Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Yayoi Kusama, Peter Max, and Roy Lichtenstein. These artists create a variety of work in Pop Art and Abstract styles. Their bright and bold usage of color and shapes inspired me to transform plain plastic Easter eggs into pieces of artwork. Their simple shapes are great for beginners to more advanced painters. The simple paper stands are pedestals for the works of art. While I chose these 6 artists, there are hundreds of artists to be inspired by. If you dig pop art influenced crafts, you should check out my other tutorials.

SUPPLIES:

  • Acrylic craft paint in a variety of colors, including black and gold
  • Small soft paint brushes
  • Mod Podge Gloss or similar sealer
  • Plate – For a paint palette
  • Wax paper
  • Cereal or similar box
  • Scissors
  • Gold paint marker
  • Cup of water and paper towels – To wash the brushes

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Andy Warhol – I was inspired by his Daisy screenprints. He uses layers of bright colors and black to create graphic daisies. I used a pink egg, black, gold, yellow, and orange paint. You can use a different combo of colors, but the black is necessary.


Contemporary Art Easter Eggs ANDY WARHOL  3

 

  • With a round paint brush and orange, paint petals towards the center, leaving the center paint free. They can be uneven. Let dry.
  • With a fine paint brush and yellow, paint smaller petal lines over the orange. They don’t have to line up perfectly, just give the idea of layered petals. Let dry.
  • With a fine paint brush and black, paint a circle surrounding the blank center. Paint dots in the circle.
  • With a fine paint brush and black, paint a layer of petal outlines, offsetting the previous layers of petals. They can have round, pointed, or both kind of tips. Some should connect to the circle. Some lines should come from that circle, not connecting to anything. Some of the daisy should not have the black petal outline. Let dry
  • With a fine paint brush and gold, finish painting the petal outline in the same style as the black. Let dry. Apply a 2nd layer of gold if needed, for a more opaque color.
  • Repeat for two more flowers and let completely dry.
  • With a flat paint brush and Mod Podge Gloss, carefully seal the artwork, making sure no paint shifts around.

 

Yayoi Kusama – She commonly uses polka dots in her artwork. This particular egg was inspired by her group art concept, “Obliteration Room”, where people covered a white room in layers of colorful polka dots. I used an orange egg, orange, red, pink, and yellow paints.

Contemporary Art Easter Eggs YAYOI KUSAMA 1

  • Using the round end of the handle, dip it into one color of paint.
  • Make dots all over the egg, adding more paint to the handle end as needed. Let the paint dry.
  • Repeat with other colors, letting each layer dry. Overlap the dots.
  • With a flat paint brush and Mod Podge Gloss, carefully seal the artwork, making sure no paint shifts around.

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Abby has been an artist and crafter since she was a young child. She has been sewing and creating for 30 years. She has a degree in Fashion Design. She started her blog, Crafty Lady Abby in 2009, as a way of documenting her creations and motivating herself. She creates tutorials to share her creative knowledge and empower others to be creative.
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  1. Selena weeding says

    March 26, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    This sounds like so much fun! With Easter just around the corner , the kids will love making these.

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