Tena Koe,
Welcome to our first tutorial about Māori art. Today we are going to be making Tukutuku. A Tukutuku is a decorated wall panel. You can find these on Marae walls, schools, hotel foyers and in peoples homes.
What you need is:
Cardboard
Two colours of paint
Masking tape
Paint brush
Scissors
First you need to cut out your cardboard into a rectangular shape.
Then you squeeze out a blob of paint in a plastic container and then grab your paintbrush and start painting. Then wait for it to dry (I put mine in front of a heater to speed this up).
When it is finished drying your next step is to add masking tape on top, making a Poutama patterns (ascending steps). After that repaint it with a different colour.
Once it’s is fully dried carefully peel off the tape. There you go your own Tukutuku (wall panel).
I thought this project was awesome. It was easy to do, you could create different kinds of patterns, and I liked the traditional look of it. I think it will look great on my wall when I put it up at home.
This is really cool I might even try doing it keep at the māori designs
ReplyDeleteNice work, this art looks very nice and I can't wait to make some art like this for myself. There was just a couple mistakes.
ReplyDeleteWhen it is finished drying your next step is to add masking tape on top,
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Once it's is
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Nice work keep it up.