1. Students were given a paper printout with bubble-style alphabet (about 2" high) that I found online, a sheet of acetate, and black Sharpie marker. They traced their name, overlapping the edges as shown.
2. The fun part? Bringing out the latest Sharpie markers – with brush tips! They are so great for coloring large and small areas. The kids loved them. They filled in their letters with one or more stripes as shown. An outer edge was added if desired (mine is blue).
3. I printed out a large wood grain image (thanks again internet!) on photo paper and taped it to the back. Next week I play to find a brick image for the background to really play up the graffiti look. Can’t wait!
6 comments:
Can you share the website for the bubble letters?
I Googled and found an alphabet which looks like the one used above ; it was an image called Mr Wiggles bubble graffiti letters.
Thanks for asking, I just added the link to the font in my post.
Would regular Sharpies work fine too? Thanks!
BTW, this is my "go-to" site for all things art! I really appreciate this wonderful resource you so generously share!
Sure, regular Sharpies work great, I'm just a sucker for new stuff. I recommend though that you don't offer both markers at the same time. I had a hard time convincing my students that the "old" ones colored just as well as the "new" ones.
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