Easy Illuminated Letters Project
Time: 1-2 Class Periods
Difficulty: Easy
Cleanup: Soap & Water
Materials:
Difficulty: Easy
Cleanup: Soap & Water
Materials:
White Card Stock
Gold Metallic Paint
Ultra Fine Point Black Sharpie
Pencil & Eraser
Colored Pencils or Crayons
Paintbrushes
Using the printed letter as a guide, embellish the design with swirls, scrolls and flowers to make your own unique letter! View and print alphabet letters here.
Steps
- Step 1Print gray letter guides on a sheet of 8-1/2 x 11" cardstock. Cut apart the individual letters. You can find the letter guides here.
- Step 2Using the printed letter as a guide, embellish the design with swirls, scrolls and flowers to make your own unique letter. Use a pencil so you can erase if necessary.
- Step 3Outline the embellished letter with an ultra fine point black marker.
- Step 4Color the letter with colored pencils or crayons.
- Step 5Illuminate the letter by painting sections gold with metallic acrylic.
For a visual demonstration which shows how to draw a letter freehand, watch our video for Project #214 on YouTube.