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Make Your Own Scratch Art

  • Sensory Play
  • Art & Art History
  • Pre-K
  • Kindergarten
  • Grades 6-8
  • Grades 4-5
  • Grades 1-3

Use oil pastels and paint to create your own scratch art. Create colorful projects with this fun, tactile technique! 

Materials



Paintbrushes
Skinny Sticks

White Cardstock

Dish Soap (In A Small Bowl)

Wax Paper

Oil Pastels

Instructions



Step  1.

Gather your supplies. 

Step  1.

Gather your supplies. 

Step  2.

Place your cardstock on a piece of wax paper, which will help protect your table. Coloring your paper with oil pastels, making sure to press really hard. Use bright colors to create any pattern to design you choose. (We made rainbow stripes!) 

Step  2.

Place your cardstock on a piece of wax paper, which will help protect your table. Coloring your paper with oil pastels, making sure to press really hard. Use bright colors to create any pattern to design you choose. (We made rainbow stripes!) 

Step  3.

Continue coloring, adding many different colors, to cover the entire paper.

Step  3.

Continue coloring, adding many different colors, to cover the entire paper.

Step  4.

Add black paint to a small bowl and pour a tiny amount of dish soap. The soap will help the paint stick to the oil pastels. Mix it together using a foam brush and begin painting it over your oil pastel picture.

Step  4.

Add black paint to a small bowl and pour a tiny amount of dish soap. The soap will help the paint stick to the oil pastels. Mix it together using a foam brush and begin painting it over your oil pastel picture.

Step  5.

Cover the entire paper and allow it to try. It’s okay if you see some of the patterns lightly under the paint.

Step  5.

Cover the entire paper and allow it to try. It’s okay if you see some of the patterns lightly under the paint.

Step  6.

Using a skinny stick, start scratching a design into the paper. The black paint will scratch off leaving the bright oil pastels underneath. We picked a space theme design since the background is black but you can pick any theme or design that you like.

Step  6.

Using a skinny stick, start scratching a design into the paper. The black paint will scratch off leaving the bright oil pastels underneath. We picked a space theme design since the background is black but you can pick any theme or design that you like.

Step  7.

Experiment with different ways you can use the skinny stick. Use a corner to create thin lines or turn to use the flat edge for broad, thick lines. Scratch off larger areas to fill in sections with bright colors. Once complete, show it to a friend!

Step  7.

Experiment with different ways you can use the skinny stick. Use a corner to create thin lines or turn to use the flat edge for broad, thick lines. Scratch off larger areas to fill in sections with bright colors. Once complete, show it to a friend!