How to Make Your Own Scratch Art
Yield: 1
Cost: $10
Equipment
- bowl for mixing paint
- foam paint brush
- wooden skewer
- newspaper to place under the cardstock for painting
Materials
- white cardstock
- crayons - a variety of colors
- black acrylic paint
- dish soap
Instructions
- Have the kids color the cardstock paper in bands of color. Use bright, vibrant colors and a lot of it, putting a thick coat of wax on the paper. I found the designs looked better when the color bands were vertical.
- In a bowl, mix an equal amount of black paint and soap. It will not take a lot to paint the paper. You'll probably only use about 1/4 cup of paint and soap mixture for four sheets of paper.
- Spread newspaper onto the table to protect your worksurface
- Use the black paint to paint over the whole piece of paper
- Place somewhere to dry.
- Use chopsticks with rounded ends to scratch designs.
Notes
The paint should gllide pretty smoothly, but if the wax from the crayons makes the paint unable to cover completely. Just do your best to cover the wax in those areas, and you can return later with a second coat.