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.
