Creative Writing Story Boards
Design your own book! Combine Crayola Texture It! Tempera Mixing Medium and Crayola Twistables® to make memorable 3-D rubbings for your illustrations.
1. Draft an original story with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils. After it has been edited, there are many more decisions to make! Choose which characters or scenes you want to illustrate. Pick a page size for your book. Then decide whether you would like to make textured crayon rubbings for the background or the characters.
2. With Crayola Scissors, cut a recycled file folder into the same size as your book page. Sketch your characters (or the background) on the file folder. If you change your mind, just erase. Concentrate only on the basic shapes. Leave empty spaces between them. This will become your rubbing template to make your story pages.
3. Cover your art area with newspaper. Use Crayola Texture It! Tempera Mixing Medium and paint brushes to fill your shapes. Dab the medium thickly inside the shape. Air-dry the medium overnight.
4. Fold or cut construction paper for the inside pages of your book. Write the words that go on each page, leaving plenty of space for your illustrations.
5. Lay the first page of your story on your rubbing template. Use Crayola Twistables® to color over each shape. Use closely related colors within the shape to add shading and highlights. Press harder as you go over the edges so the shapes really stand out. This crayon-rubbing technique is called frottage.
6. Make more rubbings as you need them to illustrate all of the other pages. Vary their position, the colors, and other details so each page is unique.
7. Finish illustrating your story pages with Crayola Pip-Squeaks Markers. Add details to the background and characters. When you use marker over crayon, you’re doing crayon resist, too!
8. Design covers for your book with oak tag. Hold the pages in place between the covers. Punch holes for the binding. Loop yarn through the holes and tie. Read your books to each other, younger children, and your families.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.
- Create books throughout the school year to fill a classroom library.
- Write one book in the beginning of the year and then a sequel later in the year.
- Use this art technique to create cards, invitations, or 3-D illustrations for science, history, and other subjects.
- Assessment: Students will be successful if they create a story book illustrated with textured pictures.
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