Scratch Art
A fun, tactile technique for creating a unique scratchy artwork!
Ages: 5+
You will need:
⋒ White A4 paper
⋒ Oil pastels / crayons
⋒ Black acrylic paint
⋒ Liquid soap
⋒ Paintbrush
⋒ PVA glue
⋒ Scissors
⋒ Skewer / paddle pop stick / coin
On a sheet of white paper, use bright oil pastels or crayons to make a pattern of large blocks of colour - don’t leave any gaps!
Mix the black paint with a few drops of liquid soap then paint over your paper & leave to dry.
On a separate sheet of paper, design an image to be stuck in the centre of your artwork - we went with a castle!
Cut out your design & stick into on the dry painted paper.
Using a skewer, paddle pop stick, coin, or the end of a paintbrush, add details to the artwork by scratching off the black paint so the colours underneath show through. We added flags, grass, flowers and of course, a princess!
You could try a space-themed image, under the sea or firework display!
Have fun!
Courtney