Sharpie Marker Alphabet
Here’s my 2nd grader’s group project for our school’s silent auction. Each student was assigned a letter and made it as fancy and colorful as could be. I decoupaged it to a canvas board, and later outlined the letters with a metallic marker.
PREP: Divide your final board into a grid of 5 rows by 5 columns. Draw the grid on the canvas with pencil, and give each student a paper with the appropriate size rectangle. Assign letters to each student, noting that “I” and “J” share a box.
1. Students make a practice drawing of their letter on the paper.
2. Students trace the drawing onto a sheet of dry wax paper and color it in with Sharpie markers.
3. The colored dry wax paper is cut out and decoupaged to a canvas using 50/50 white glue and water.
4. After the art is dry, the letters are traced with a metallic marker to add an extra shine.
NOTE: This project uses the same steps as Marker Portraits on Canvas.
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