Aboriginal Dreamtime Spirits
Aboriginal Dreamtime Spirits
Aboriginal Dot PaintingsAustralian Aboriginal art is one of the oldest art traditions in the world. The artwork is created
by the Native Australians, called the Aborigines… (similar to Native Americans).
Aboriginal dot paintings were often created to tell stories about the “Dreamtime” spirits. Many of the characters that appear in Aboriginal stories take the form of Australian animals…
crocodilekangaroo
koalaplatypus
spidersnaketurtle
… and more!
They believed that the“Dreamtime” spirits created the
beginning of the world and the universe.
Aboriginal Dot Paintings
Aboriginal Dot Paintings
Aboriginal Dot PaintingsDREAMTIME SPIRIT
• Draw your dreamtime spirit with pencil.
• Trace with black sharpie, silver sharpie, and brown markers.
• Cut out dreamtime spirit and glue it onto background paper.
BACKGROUND
• Dip a pencil eraser into colored paint, then stamp it gently on the background paper to create dots designs.
Emu
kangaroohare
dingo
crocodile
Kimodo dragon platypus
gecko
koala
Australian Animalsfor Aboriginal Dot Paintings
gecko