# Scribbling On Regardless/Printable version

The current, editable version of this book is available in Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection, at
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Scribbling_On_Regardless

# Materials you will need

Boom! Community Arts are distributing simple art packs - you'll hear these referred to in our videos - in the North of Glasgow. But you don't need one of these art packs to take part in any of our activities - most of the materials are things you can find at home.

## The sort of things we're using

* A4 paper
* A4 card
* Colouring pencils
* Felt tip pens
* Glue stick
* Old magazine pages
* Paperclips
* Wool
* Scissors
* HB pencils
* Pencil sharpener

### Some other things

* Shrinkie paper (special plastic that can be shrunk in the oven)
* Sticker paper (printer labels work just as well)

## Next project

Making a sketchbook

# Making a sketchbook

The first project we're making is a sketchbook, for you to fill with drawings, paintings & sketches!

### Materials you'll need for the sketchbook

* A4 paper (10 sheets)
* A4 card (1 sheet)
* Paperclip or thumbtack
* Scissors

### Instructions

Watch our video for a step-by-step guide
* Neatly assemble your 10 sheets of A4 paper on top of the sheet of cardboard, and then carefully fold in half to create an A5 size.
* Cut along the fold.
* Using a pen or pencil mark a dot roughly an inch in from the short edge, and roughly the same from the long edge, at both sides.
* Using a thumbtack (or something similar) carefully press through the dots marked to make a hole. NOTE: if you have two thumbtacks, leave them stuck through the paper until the next step - it makes things a bit easier!
* Straighten out the paper clips and feed them through the holes until they are half way through.
* Bend both ends out over the edge of the paper, and twist them together. Bend the excess back onto your card to keep it out of the way.
* Ta-da! You now have a simple sketchbook. Why not decorate the cover as your first project?

## Next Project

Making a BoomBuddy
← Materials you will need · Making a BoomBuddy →

# Making a BoomBuddy

In this tutorial we'll show you how to make and decorate your very own BOOM buddy. If you've got a printer, you can print out the template below. If you don't have a printer, then you can also trace the template by placing a piece of paper up against the screen - but be very careful not to damage the screen! (You might need an adult to help with that. If you are an adult, don't get pen on the screen...)

### Materials you'll need for your BOOM buddy

* Boom buddy template (see below)
* Glue
* Scissors
* Coloured pens or pencils

### Instructions

Watch our video for a step-by-step guide
* Print out your BOOM buddy - we've got 2 sizes to choose from...
* Colour in your BOOM buddy - decorate them however you'd like! They could have rainbows & smiley faces, or maybe they're a robot or a friendly monster?
* Cut out along the solid lines. (Not the dotted ones!)
* Fold along the dotted lines.
* Glue the tabs to the inside of the BOOM buddy.
* Glue the arm pieces to the sides
* Decorate! Does your BOOM buddy need a hat? Are they carrying anything? What are they called?
BOOM buddy templates - click to expand
* Big BOOM buddy
* Regular BOOM buddy

## Next Project

Making ArtDice

## Previous Project

Making a sketchbook

# Making ArtDice

This project is about making Art Dice - roll the dice and decide which arty activity you should do! A fun way to get ideas, or get you through any artistic block. Your art ideas can go in the sketchbook you made in the first activity.

### Materials you'll need for the art dice

* Art Dice template (see below)
* Colouring pens or pencils
* Glue
* Scissors

### Instructions

Watch our video for a step-by-step guide
* Print out / trace your art dice template
* Give you art dice some background colour - the more vibrant and bright the better!
* You've got 2 dice for a reason - one is for activity, and one is for subject.
* Decide which activities you want on the first one - drawing, painting, collage, stickers... and write one on each side of the dice
* Decide which subjects you want for the second one - out your window, animals, food... and write one on each side of the other dice
* Carefully cut out your dice
* Fold over the dotted lines, and glue together
* Now get rolling!
Art Dice templates - click to expand
* Large Art Dice template
* Small Art Dice template

## Next Project

3 Colour Drawing

## Previous Project

Making a BoomBuddy

# 3 Colour Drawing

Fun & easy drawings using only three colours! See what ideas you can come up with when you're limited to just three colours... no more, no less...

### Materials you'll need

* Paper (use your sketchbook)
* 3 colours of pen or pencil

### Instructions

Watch our video for a step-by-step guide
* Test out your colour combinations in your sketchbook or on a spare piece of paper
* How do they look together? What different styles and patterns can you make?

#### Cityscape

* Try doing a cityscape, like in the video. At its most basic, you draw a square, and then make it a cube with three diagonal lines, and then join and connect them.
* How do different cubes and boxes fit together?
* Add windows to your buildings - maybe a door, or a chimney? Is there a garden? What's in the garden?

#### Stack 'em up

* Start with a small idea - like a star - at the bottom of your page
* Draw different bubbles stacked on top of each other - each one must be connected to the bit below it
* Now turn each of these into a character - what faces are they pulling? Are they wearing a hat? Do they have different clothes?

## Next Project

Making Stickers

## Previous Project

Making ArtDice

# Making Stickers

Fun & easy stickers using simple materials!

### Materials you'll need

* Sticker paper
* Pens or pencils
* Scissors

### Instructions

Watch our video for a step-by-step guide
* Sketch out your sticker design – what do you want it to be? Maybe use your Art Dice to help you decide…
* Do you want to make one big sticker? Or lots of little ones?
* Draw your design onto the paper
* What shape do you want your stickers to be? Round? Square? Curvy?
* Now decide where it’s going to go… on your sketchbook maybe?

## Next Project

Making a Shrinkie

## Previous Project

3 colour drawing

# Making a Shrinkie

Make a shrinkie!

### Materials you'll need

* Shrinkie sheet - can be bought from most art shops
* Pens or pencils
* Scissors
* Hole punch (optional)
* Oven

### Instructions

Watch our video for a step-by-step guide
* Decide what design you want to make. In our video, we're making a key, but you can make anything you like. A flower? A tree? A character?
* Using a dark pen, sketch out the design of shrinkie you want to make, and colour it in. The colour will intensify when you shrink it!
* If you're making a keyring, or would like to attach your shrinkie on to something, make sure to punch a hole.
* Now to the oven bit - make sure you have adult supervision for this bit!
* Preheat the oven to 160 Celsius, and bake your shrinkie on a tray for 1-3 minutes.
* At first the shrinkie will curl up, but then it will flatten out.
* Once it flattens back out, bake for 30 seconds more
* Remember it will be hot when it comes out of the oven - use an oven glove, and don't peel it off straight away, mind your fingers!
* Once it's cool, you can thread a string or keyring through your shrinkie :)

## Previous Project

Making Stickers