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St. Patricks Day Romero Britto Inspired 4-Leaf Clover for students in the art room

St. Patrick’s Day Romero Britto Inspired 4-Leaf Clover

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Romero Britto and art class go together like Spring Lamb and fresh mint. Britto’s iconic pop art style, bright colors and inspiring patterns allow for endless possibilities when it comes to creating your own pop art inspired art.

This lesson combines Britto’s colorful style with a 4-leaf clover starter. Kids learn to draw a 4-leaf clover, and add their own Britto-inspired patterns and colors. All you have to do is photocopy the handouts, grab some colored markers and start drawing!

Here’s what you’ll need:

– Romero Britto Lucky Clover free download (see below)

– White cardstock or heavy weight paper

– Colored broad tip markers like Crayola or Faber-Castell

– Black broad tip marker (I used a Sharpie pen)

What the Facebook Live tutorial here:

DRAWING THE CLOVER

On a sheet of 8 x 11 white cardstock (the heavy weight paper that you can find at office supply stores), draw a border with the black marker. This isn’t a necessary step but it helps contain the patterns.

Draw a small circle in the center of the paper. From the circle, draw 4 hearty-shaped leaves.

On the background or “behind” the clover, draw patterns in the style of Britto. Show a few of Romero Britto’s art and encourage the children to observe the way Britto divided up the art. Look at the way he used intersecting lines, patterns, shapes and markings to create operate spaces within his art.

St. Patricks Day Romero Britto Inspired 4-Leaf Clover for students in the art room

Once the black outline is completed, put aside the black marker and select you color palette.

COLORING THE ART

Color the 4-leaf clover with a selection of green markers. 

Pairing affordable children’s markers with smooth card stock allows the color to sit on top of the paper long enough to color evenly. Some papers, like all-purpose drawing papers, absorb the markers more than necessary.

Color light colors first and try to select the largest empty space for the light colors. It takes longer to color and requires more marker coverage for big areas to look complete. Using a light color really helps mask the imperfections of coloring with markers.

Big areas also benefit from keeping the background white and adding color through patterns.

Use a step-by-step approach when coloring shapes. I like to outline the shape first and then starting at one end, slowly color as if climbing down a set of stairs.

St. Patricks Day Romero Britto Inspired 4-Leaf Clover for students in the art room

SELECTING THE BACKGROUND COLORS

After the clover is colored, select a color palette to complement the green. The goal is for the clover to POP. Selecting green hues for just the clover allows the clover to stand out against whatever color a child uses for the background.

St. Patricks Day Romero Britto Inspired 4-Leaf Clover for students in the art room

DOWNLOAD THE DRAWING GUIDE

Click the yellow box below, enter your name and email and we’ll email your PDF. Tip: make sure to check your spam/junk folder. Sometimes, it can take a few minutes, so be patient.

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For more marker tips, watch this video here.

St. Patricks Day Romero Britto Inspired 4-Leaf Clover for students in the art room

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  • Jane Turner

    Thank you. So many helpful tips

    • Christian

      Very Informative

  • Kara

    I would love to have the lesson 🙂

  • Kara Sabatella

    thank you for this super art activity !! This was such a clever idea to make a clover in
    Britto style.

  • Moira Dempsey

    This is fantastic! I’m going to leave out one of the leaves and add a stem and turn it into a Shamrock (Ireland’s National Symbol!). Thanks so much!

  • Elsa Clark

    Hi, used to love your projects. Now they seem so simple for early education.

    • Patty

      Hi Elsa, Most of our free art projects are geared for simplicity so anyone can accomplish them. You’ll find the detailed, art-focused lesson plans for art teachers in our Sparklers Club.

  • Christy Stevens

    Looks amazing, I can’t wait to try!

  • Jamie

    Drawing Guide Please.
    I love this project.

  • Mary Long

    What a fun project! ..and I feel so Lucky to know about DSS!

  • Lilly Garcia

    these are great tips

  • Ellen Merchant

    For some reason, I am unable to download the lesson, can you email me the pdf? I am a member.

  • Ellen

    Nevermind, I got it to work – thanks!

  • Dawn

    email removed

    • Patty

      Hi Dawn,
      Its best not to put your email in the public comments. If you wish to receive the download, just click in the box in the post. Then you can enter your name and email into the secure pop up box.

  • Jennie stoner

    I am going to use this with older adults!

  • Maria Ruiz

    Excited to try this with bold colors. His art is visible throughout South Florida.

  • Marya Dempsey

    I can not find the clover leaf donload

  • Hariti dinesh

    I love the project. My name is Hariti and I am in 3rd grade! You are a great artist. I was born in India

  • Nicholas Sutrisno

    Cool

  • Johanna Espinosa

    It will be great if I can have the handout. I love this lesson plan

    • Bethany

      Hi Johanna!
      Did you scroll down to the banner and click ACCESS PDF. Just add your email and we’ll send you the freebie! Enjoy!

  • Linda Barsky

    Good fresh idea for the clover.

  • Mary Turner Lomma

    Cool love it

  • Debra

    I love this lesson! Our school mascot is the Shamrock and this will be a great project for the students.
    St. Patrick School, “GO SHAMROCKS!

  • Mark Sherbow

    Thank You

  • Heather

    Not letting me download the PDF.

    • Bethany

      Hi Heather!
      Did you scroll down to the banner and click ACCESS PDF. Just add your email and we’ll send you the freebie! Enjoy!

  • Donna lowman

    Great lesson! My students had a lot of fun with it.

  • Tania Hart

    Thanks!

  • Misbah

    Luckily I was doing some lining arts like those SO I would LOVE to do this!!!!

  • Richelle Ray

    Cool project!!

  • Pimipi

    Really cool!

  • April

    my school blocks facebook. Please consider a different source link. Thank you

    • Bethany

      Hi April! All the steps you will need to create this lesson are included in the pdf. If you click on the download link we will send the email to your inbox for you to enjoy.

  • EMILY WITTMANN

    My public school computer will never permit me to open any pop-ups – including yours. I am a Sparkler member; is there a way to receive these via email by default? I’d love to print and add these to my binders. Thank you! Em Wittmann

  • Julie

    love it!

  • peyton(not a teacher but is a student)

    super cool cant wait to do this

  • Nancy

    I did this with my first graders. I gave them oil pastels, chalk pastels, water color, markers, and crayons. I showed them a quick video on how to make some patterns inside of shapes and let them go. They loved it.

  • Donna

    Great idea. Super helpful.

  • Josie eaton

    Looks fab.

  • Cheryl Bynum

    I am unable to view the video . My school system has blocked facebook videos.

  • Jodi Smith

    I cannot access the drawing guide. There is no link on the button. Can you please send it to me?

    • Bethany

      Hi Jodi! Thanks for your interest in this lesson. Everything is working on our end. We have found that both the Chrome or Safari browsers work best so be sure to try using one of those. If you click the download button and add your email address we will send the lesson directly to your inbox. Be sure to check your Spam or Junk folders to make sure it didn’t end up there. Enjoy.

  • carmen

    how can i download the 4 leaf clover

    • Bethany

      Hi Carmen! If you click the download button and add your email address we will send the lesson directly to your inbox. Be sure to check your Spam or Junk folders to make sure it didn’t end up there. We have found that both the Chrome or Safari browsers work best so be sure to try using one of those. Enjoy.

  • Niamh

    thank you

  • Rebecca

    Hi, Love your ideas, they are brilliant!! However, I have tried numerous devices and Microsoft edge and google chrome to try to download the pdf and it isn’t working? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    • katherine

      Hi Rebecca! You can always reach out to us at support@deepspacesparkle.com and we’ll be more than happy to send you the PDF if you’re having trouble downloading it.

  • Trudy

    Is this free lesson still available March 2024?

    • Bethany

      Hi Trudy! Everything is working on our end. If you click the download button and add your email address we will send the lesson directly to your inbox. Be sure to check your Spam or Junk folders to make sure it didn’t end up there. We have found that the Firefox browser doesn’t work as well on our site but both the Chrome or Safari browsers work so be sure to try using one of those. Enjoy.

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