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Easy Black and White Op Art Drawing

Use this step-by-step tutorial to create an easy black and white Op art drawing.
Print Tutorial
black and white op art drawings.
Prep:2 minutes
Creating:30 minutes
Total Time:22 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Pencil
  • 1 Ruler

Supplies

Instructions

  • Draw vertical lines across the page. Use the width of the ruler and start on one edge. Line the ruler up to get straight lines. Sketch a light line across.
  • Draw 5-7 shapes on top of the lines. Create balance by spacing out your composition.
  • Make a small dot or x very lightly in every other background stripe only.
  • Neatly color the spots you have marked. You should not have any coloring inside the shapes.
  • Mark the stripes in the shapes that are the same as the white background shapes. You will be marking the opposite stripes to color inside the shapes.
  • Color the marked stripes inside the shapes.

Notes

  • You can use your ruler, freehand or trace other medium-sized shapes. You can see that we used a tape roll to get our circular shapes in our project.
  • Outline the shape first then color in one direction. You can also show how to color in "lines" to get a nice marker overlap inside the shapes.
  • Use a regular-sized marker for small areas and a chisel for large ones. Yes, we know this seems very basic, but showing and discussing this will children will equal better results.
  • The time to complete this drawing will depend on the size of the paper and skill level.
Author: Erin
Cost: under $5