#28 Bring Variety

Bring Variety

As you will soon discover, the number of shapes grows very quickly. Children will get tired of drawing that many shapes, or even watching you draw. Do admire the incredible exponential growth together, but switch your medium to deal with the problem. Cut shapes out of a styrofoam plate and use tempera or acrylic paints. With these simple homemade stamps, you can create fractals much more quickly.

Make substitution fractals. For that, you need a base with a number of parts inside its outline, for example, a 4-panel window or an owl’s head with 2 big eyes. Now, replace each part with a miniature copy of the whole shape. Repeat for several levels.

Make substitution fractals out of your child’s name or another important word, by hand or using software. Separate each letter into parts. Substitute the whole word for each part. This artwork makes a good birthday present.