See the article on combining art and geometry using scratch art and other art ideas. Older students can choose designs with more details, using them as guidelines for more intricate pictures. Students can make the objects look three-dimensional by adding thicker lines on one side of the shapes or drawing them so the sides merge at a vanishing point. Use basic shapes for younger grades such as triangles, circles and squares. Once students are familiar with an effective etching technique, encourage them try their own freehand drawings instead of tracing designs. Show how to change the angle of the pen to get different effects. Nature is not perfect so jagged lines are not considered mistakes. Remind students that in nature, lines and edges of flower petals, for example, will not be straight. Go back and forth over a line to thicken it. Remind students that while you can always make lines thicker, you cannot make them thinner once you have scratched. Metal objects, pop cans or utensils also make great scratch art ideas when done in silver.ĭemonstrate how to make light strokes with the scratch art pen first. Alternatively, you can use sports themes (baseball gloves, golf clubs, running shoes) or animal themes (leopards, cheetahs, giraffes). In summer, choose beach objects such as starfish, silvery fish, hooks or seashells. At Easter, choose lilies, crosses or Easter eggs. During winter, choose stars, or glittery objects such as snowflakes, decorations or bows for Christmas. In November, you can create realistic poppies or crosses for Remembrance Day. Students will have time to create a frame for their art.ĭuring fall, use drawings of different leaf shapes, acorns or scarecrows. In spring, pick out simple drawings of tulips, daffodils, crosses, roses or sunflowers. You can incorporate different seasons or other themes into this art lesson, as well. Frames can be made in a separate project out of tinfoil or shiny glitter glue on mat board. Students in younger grades should practice handwriting in pencil on the back of the paper first before using the pens to scratch their first and last names on the front.įrame this spring art project or mount on a coordinating background such as red for roses, yellow for tulips and sunflowers and purple for crocuses. Using the scratch art pen, have students write their names on the front of their pictures. If students want to add lines and features not in the original drawing this is okay, but backgrounds may take away from the effect they want. Go over lines two or three times to create a thicker line or shadow where you want emphasis on the drawing.ĭo not add a background. Complete the entire outline before making thicker lines or shadows. Using small, light strokes, scratch the paper where the outlines of the drawing are. Using a pencil, trace the outlines of the drawing onto the scratch art paper. Place the carbon paper between the drawing and the scratch art paper (carbon side down). Use a simple flower such as a tulip or a single rose for an elegant effect. Print out several line drawings or coloring pictures for students to trace depending upon grade level. Scratch-Brite brand) from art supply stores
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