Create magical scratch art

You have surely wondered before how to create these fascinating scratch art pictures yourself. With a few simple materials and a little patience, you can conjure up bright, unique works of art! In this post, we show you how to do it, step by step!

This ready-to-use black scratch tempera paint is perfect for painting over backgrounds drawn with wax crayons using a brush or paint roller to create impressive scratch art pictures. The pasty tempera paint has high coverage, dries to a silk-matt finish, and is lightfast. It is easy to clean with soap and water and is ideal for various smooth surfaces such as paper, cardboard, and wood.

Combine different colors and shapes for special effects. Use green beads for stems and leaves, and yellow accents for glowing flower centers. Neon beads also create exciting highlights. Several flowers together make a beautiful picture or a colorful bouquet.

The scratch paint must be completely dry before you can start scratching. You can speed up the drying process with a hair dryer. For effective, vibrant motifs, it is best to color the paper as brightly as possible and avoid large, solid-colored areas. If you want to sketch the motif first before you start scratching, it is best to use a soft pencil so that the scratch paint does not dissolve and you do not have to erase lines of the preliminary drawing.

Color the paper with wax crayons.

Paint over with scratch paint and allow to dry.

Select a motif or stencil and, if necessary, sketch it out with a colored pencil.

Etch the motif using a pointed tool, such as a toothpick.