DIY Scratch Art

Step 1

Gather your supplies and materials.

Step 2

Cut a piece of cardstock in half and begin colouring it with crayon.Make sure you press hard with the crayon, leaving a thick and waxy layer on the paper.

Step 3

Continue colouring with different colours of crayon. Bright, bold colours will show up the best.

Step 4

You can colour your paper in any pattern you like. Here are a few examples of the ones we made.All that’s important is using a variety of different colours and adding them to cover the whole paper!

Step 5

Add 1 part black acrylic paint to a small bowl or palette.

Step 6

Add an equal amount of dish soap to the paint.

Step 7

Use a foam brush (or regular paintbrush) to mix the paint and soap together.

Step 8

Use the foam brush to paint over the crayon. Add a generous amount of the paint mixture to ensure that little to no colour shows through. Allow to dry at least 3 hours or until there are no wet spots remaining.

Step 9

Use a wooden skewer to draw on the scratch art paper. As you draw with the skewer, the bright crayon colours will be revealed!

Step 10

Have fun experimenting with different designs.Your DIY scratch art is complete!