In this project, I learned some basics about scratch art. As the project was introduced, I became familiar with the vocabulary terms hatching, cross hatching, stippling, pointillism, and contour lines and how these individual technniques allowed me to create different effects in a scraatch art image. I was encouraged to practice these techniques on a small strip of scratch art paper. Scratch art paper appears totally black but by using a pointed wooden scratch stick the black can be "scratched" away allowing for the background color(s) to show. I used the abstract shape given to me to create an image of a fish. We were cautioned not to touch the black paper as the oily residue from our fingertips might inhibit the scratching and not allow the color to show. I used various contour lines to illustrate the shape of the fins, scales and movement of the water as the fish swims. To finish the project, I framed the image on a precut piece of construction paper. As an extension project, I would have students scratch out images of nocturnal animals. The students could first practice their scratch techniques allowing for them to experience success in representing their choice in animals. The blackness of the paper would easily represent the nighttime effect. An art project such as this could be incorporated into a science lesson in which students were studying nocturnal animals, their environments, and their habits.
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