Scratchboard Project
Video 1: Image Preparation
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Watch the video and complete the directions.
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What are you finding a picture of?________________________________________
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What does it need to have? _____________ why? ____________________________
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Make sure you can see the direction of the fur or feathers.
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Where do you save your picture? _________________________________________
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What is the size requirement for Google?________________________________
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Video 3: Outline the Major Shapes
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Get a scratchboard.
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Write your name on the back.
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Tape your image to the black side of the scratchboard.
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Begin outlining ALL of the shapes with your pencil. Press hard enough that it makes marks on your scratchboard.
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EVERYTHING
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Teeth
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Eyes
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Different shades in the fur
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Have a classmate check your work.
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Show Ms. Pfister
Video 2: Sketch it Out
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Begin your Sketch
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What are you focusing on in your drawing? ___________________ and ________________ of the fur.
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Gesture the major shapes starting with the largest. Don’t make the outline perfect.
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Practice drawing the fur:
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Start in one area and draw the fur in the direction it is going as well as the correct length.
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Fill in the whole sketch.
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Show Ms. Pfister.
Video 4: Start Scratching!
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Get a scratchboard tool.
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What corner should you start with when scratching?____________________________
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What happens if your hands touch the scratchboard?___________________________
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Take the picture off of your scratchboard.
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Begin scratching. Make sure you are looking at the length and direction of the fur!
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What parts of the image are you scratching? _____________________________________
Which parts do you leave black?________________________________________________
Video 5: Eyes and Nose
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Use circular motions to take away the parts you don’t want. You can make tiny dots or scratch all of it off.