Scratch Board

Scratch the smooth scratch board surface and your drawings will appear in multicolour! Super easy to experiment with different designs and patterns and lots of fun!

Egyptian Cat Scratch Board Art

This Egyptian cat scratch board art is a fun and easy activity for the whole class. Download the template or draw your own Egyptian cat!

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# NSW | stage | code | outcome | content | lesson
NSW|Early Stage 1|CAE-VIS-01 - Visual Arts|Experiments with and identifies ways materials and techniques are used to represent subject matter and ideas in artworks|Experiment with primary colours and ways to make secondary colours. Explore painting and printmaking materials and techniques, experimenting with tools to create effects.|Students experiment with colour and materials to decorate their mirror templates, representing a personalised design for their Mum.

NSW|Early Stage 1|CAE-VIS-02 - Visual Arts|Experiments with and identifies ways materials and techniques are used to represent subject matter and ideas in artworks|Experiment with primary colours and ways to make secondary colours. Explore painting and printmaking materials and techniques, experimenting with tools to create effects.|Students experiment with colour and materials to decorate their mirror templates, representing a personalised design for their Mum.

NSW|Stage 1|CA1-VIS-01 - Visual Arts|Makes artworks using materials and techniques to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas in artworks|Use drawing materials and techniques to explore how types of lines, shapes and patterns can represent subject matter or ideas.|Students use lines, shapes and patterns in their flat template design to symbolise love or appreciation for their Mum.

NSW|Stage 2|CA2-VIS-01 - Visual Arts|Makes artworks using art forms to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas about their world to audiences through artworks|Explore balance, scale and proportion in compositions to represent subject matter and ideas.|Students design a balanced and well-composed flat artwork to communicate affection and appreciation for their Mum.

NSW|Stage 3|CA3-VIS-01 - Visual Arts|Makes artworks in intentional ways to represent ideas about their world, and explains ways artists are influenced by contexts and how artworks are interpreted by audiences|Apply understandings of materials, techniques and processes to represent intended ideas in artworks.|Older students intentionally select materials and visual techniques to express meaning in their personalised mirror artwork.

# VIC | levels | code | outcome | content | lesson
VIC|Foundation|VC2AVAFC01 – Visual Arts (Creating)|Create artworks that communicate experiences, ideas and observations and explore meaning.|Creating artworks in response to inspiration from sources such as play, imagination, observation, literature, artworks from their cultures and communities or arts knowledge and skill development activities.|Students use imagination and observation to design and decorate their mirror, communicating love and appreciation for their mum through colour, shape, and pattern choices.

VIC|Levels 1 and 2|VC2AVA2C01 – Visual Arts (Creating)|Use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to create artworks that communicate ideas, experiences and observations.|Using viewpoints and brainstorming to develop ideas for artworks as they experiment with visual conventions, subject matter and materials.|Students plan and decorate their mirrors using visual conventions (pattern, colour, line) to express their ideas about family and care, combining materials creatively.

VIC|Levels 3 and 4|VC2AVA4C01 – Visual Arts (Creating)|Use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to create artworks that communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning.|Using viewpoints to develop questions as they experiment with visual conventions, subject matter and materials to communicate meaning, such as “What happens if I make the subject fill the frame?” and “Can I change the meaning of my work by using darker or lighter tones?”|Students make design choices about symbols, colour, and composition to communicate their perspective of admiration and love for their mother through their mirror artwork.

VIC|Levels 5 and 6|VC2AVA6C01 – Visual Arts (Creating)|Select, manipulate and refine visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning in their artworks.|Refining ideas for artworks based on feedback and reflection; selecting and combining materials, techniques and processes to communicate meaning; evaluating how their own and others’ use of visual conventions and visual arts processes can convey meaning.|Students independently design and refine their mirror artworks, considering how materials and techniques (paint, collage, embellishment) can best express emotion, personality, and symbolic meaning related to family and identity.

# QLD | stage | code | outcome | content | lesson
QLD|Early Stage 1|CAE-VIS-01|Experiments with and identifies ways materials and techniques are used to represent subject matter and ideas in artworks.|Experiment with primary colours and ways to make secondary colours.|Students decorate their mirror insert, experimenting with colour choices to create a vibrant and expressive gift design.

QLD|Stage 1|CA1-VIS-01|Makes artworks using materials and techniques to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas in artworks.|Experiment with painting and printmaking materials and techniques, including ways to layer colours and create textural effects.|Students colour or paint their flat template, experimenting with layering and surface decoration to represent affection and creativity.

QLD|Stage 2|CA2-VIS-01|Makes artworks using art forms to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas about their world to audiences through artworks.|Experiment with the qualities of paint and painting processes using tools to blend colours and create surface effects.|Students explore colour blending and smooth brushwork to create meaningful flat artworks that communicate appreciation for others.

QLD|Stage 3|CA3-VIS-01|Makes artworks in intentional ways to represent ideas about their world, and explains ways artists are influenced by contexts and how artworks are interpreted by audiences.|Create intentional effects with awareness of the relationships between colours and tones, to represent subject matter or ideas in realistic, imaginative or symbolic ways.|Students design their mirror artwork with deliberate colour and tone choices to symbolise care, gratitude and creative expression.

# WA | stage | code | outcome | content | lesson
WA|Early Stage 1|CAE-VIS-01|Experiments with and identifies ways materials and techniques are used to represent subject matter and ideas in artworks.|Experiment with primary colours and ways to make secondary colours.|

WA|Stage 1|CA1-VIS-01|Makes artworks using materials and techniques to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas in artworks.|Experiment with painting and printmaking materials and techniques, including ways to layer colours and create textural effects.|Students colour or paint their flat template, experimenting with layering and surface decoration to represent affection and creativity.

WA|Stage 2|CA2-VIS-01|Makes artworks using art forms to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas about their world to audiences through artworks.|Experiment with the qualities of paint and painting processes using tools to blend colours and create surface effects.|Students explore colour blending and smooth brushwork to create meaningful flat artworks that communicate appreciation for others.

WA|Stage 3|CA3-VIS-01|Makes artworks in intentional ways to represent ideas about their world, and explains ways artists are influenced by contexts and how artworks are interpreted by audiences.|Create intentional effects with awareness of the relationships between colours and tones, to represent subject matter or ideas in realistic, imaginative or symbolic ways.|Students design their mirror artwork with deliberate colour and tone choices to symbolise care, gratitude and creative expression.

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  • Step 1Download the template. Place the scratchboard underneath your template and trace over the Egyptian cat with a pencil. Softly retrace your design onto the scratchboard to use as a guide.
  • Step 2Use scratchboard tools to etch your design.
  • Step 3The Egyptian cat can be decorated in a number of ways, we used sequins and glue. Use the steps above as a decorative guide and mix up the techniques to create a unique combination of your own!

Materials used in this activity

CleverPatch Junior PVA Glue - 250ml
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Product Code: 10364
EACH $6.59 (inc GST) $5.99 (ex GST)
36 or more $4.94 (inc GST) $4.49 (ex GST)          
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Cup Sequins - Multi - 50g Pack
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Product Code: 11126
EACH $4.39 (inc GST) $3.99 (ex GST)
3 or more $3.29 (inc GST) $2.99 (ex GST)          
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Scratch Board Sheets - Multi - Pack of 20
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Product Code: 13090
EACH $16.49 (inc GST) $14.99 (ex GST)
3 or more $12.36 (inc GST) $11.24 (ex GST)          
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Product Code: 15733
EACH $3.29 (inc GST) $2.99 (ex GST)
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Self-Adhesive Rhinestones - Silver - Pack of 540
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Product Code: 18126
EACH $5.49 (inc GST) $4.99 (ex GST)
4 or more $4.39 (inc GST) $3.99 (ex GST)          
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