Scratch - Art Action Animals

Toby E

Hannah Y

Scratch-Art Action Animals - We loved this!! Although some of the kids had doubts when it came to covering their entire picture with black oil pastel, it was a real 'wow!' moment as we scratched it away to reveal the picture beneath!

'Action Animals' are drawn with thick black marker on 120gsm paper, using large flat shapes and little or no detail. Then the entire page is coloured heavily with crayon or oil pastel, taking care to leave no white areas, and using light bright colours that contrast well with the black. I also encourage students to use multiple colours in each flat area. Then a coat of solid black goes over everything.
The black is scratched away, revealing the colours and line drawing beneath.

Adapted from this lesson at Art Projects for Kids :)

My Favourite Olympic Moment....

Zoe O (Year 6)

Yule A (Year 4)

Yuko (Japanese Exchange Student)

Abby K (Year 4)

Amy H (Year 7)

Ashley AS (Year 2)

Caitlin A (Year 2)

Callum W (Year 6)

Charlie S (Year 2)

Juliana K (Year 1)

Mackenzie R (Year 2)

Olivia DW (Year 3)

Sophie K (Year 2)

Using oil pastel scratch art technique we’ve created drawings of our favourite Olympic moments. First cover page thickly with colored oil pastels (I stress the need to use light, bright colors that will show up well through the black). Paint over the entire area with black paint (add a dash of dish-washing liquid to help it spread and adhere to the oil pastel). Use skewers or other sharp tool to scratch your design into the black. While they were drying we created an oil pastel border using similar  color choices – light and bright.