Triangle Composition Art Project for Kids • Kids Activities Blog

School-aged kids will learn how to apply a triangle shaped composition to their artwork in this fun project. We’ve included a free printable to make this lesson easy for home or classroom use.

Composition

“Composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art.”

– Kiddle –

In today’s project, kids will create art which begins with a simple triangle shape. This guideline will create the framework for the triangle composition, easily demonstrating one of the many composition styles used by artists throughout the years.

Related: Explore V composition using the same gnome printable.

Supplies Needed to Make This Triangle Composition Art Project

• Free Printable Gnomes (Download Below) – Printed on Cardstock
• Blank Cardstock
• Scissors
• Stick Glue
• Pencil
• Permanent Marker
• Coloring Medium of Choice – Crayons, Colored Pencils, Markers, etc.

Download the Gnome Printable Here

This free printable jumpstarts kids’ creativity by giving them a main character for their artwork. Kids simply choose a gnome and create a scene around it.

Directions to Make Triangle Composition Art

Step 1

First, choose a gnome from the printable. Color and cut.

Step 2

Using a pencil, lightly sketch a large triangle on the blank sheet of cardstock.

Step 3

Next, place gnome onto paper and lightly sketch a scene around it. To keep with the triangle composition, designs need to focus in or around the triangle. For example, the triangle could contain the majority of the sketch to represent a large tree or pyramid. Or, the triangle area could be a road or river where the majority of the scene is placed around the triangle.

Step 4

Then, trace final sketch using a permanent marker. Erase unwanted pencil lines.

Step 5

Use crayons, colored pencils or markers to color your drawing.

Step 6

Finally, glue gnome onto your drawing. Add any other finishing details.

Finished triangle composition Art Project

I love these cute little gnome creations! Since these projects are made on paper, they can easily be framed, clipped, or displayed in your preferred style.

Our Experience Making this Triangle Composition Art Project

This project was a lot of fun and an easy introductory lesson to triangle composition. I love the little gnome graphics and the variety of scenes kids create around them. It is always fun to see how each person can use a simple triangle shaped guideline and in the end they create vastly different projects.

Triangle Composition Art Variations

• See how many different triangle compositions kids can create using a variety of the gnomes.
• Skip the printable and have kids fully create their own designs.
• Complete project using watercolor or acrylic paints.

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Did your kids enjoy creating this triangle composition art project? What scene did they draw for their gnome?