Teen Art Hour: Preparing Scratchboards
This Wednesday, the final session of Teen Art Hour will be held. The teens are going to work with scratchboards. Scratchboards are typically a layer of chalk on wood, covered by a layer of black ink, which is then scratched off to produce images. Homemade scratchboards can be produced by drawing a thick layer of crayon onto a sheet of cardstock or thick poster board, then painting over the crayon with black paint. This is the method I used to produce the scratchboards for Teen Art Hour.
.jpg "First, I started with a multi-colored background.") |
First, I started by preparing a multi-colored crayon back ground. When the teens scratch through this, there will be a rainbow effect in the design. |
.jpg "I also produced another sheet with just one color.") |
I also colored a sheet with just a solid color. It's a lot of work coloring an entire sheet! |
.jpg "I painted over the crayon with black tempera paint.") |
Next, I started painting over the crayon layer with black tempera paint. I had to be sure to apply an even layer of paint. |
.jpg "After an even layer of paint is applied, allow the sheet to dry.") |
Finally, once the layer of black paint is complete, I just had to wait for the paint to dry. The teens will teen scratch off the paint using toothpicks to create their designs. |
