How to make a crayon Batik

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By bmullard
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Making fabric batiks can be somewhat difficult especially for kids. I have an elemenatry school art lesson that gives you the batik feel with out the waxy mess and difficult instructions. This lesson is geared for students in 2nd to 3rd grade.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Crayon Batik supplies
Paper
pencil
sharpe marker or other permenant marker
crayons
black temper paint
Polycrylic sealant (I use the gloss finish. Polycrylic can be found at places such as WalMart, Home Depot, or any hardware store)

Step 1

Draw the image you would like onto your paper with pencil. For my batiks I simply traced real leaves and drew in the leaf veins. Make sure to take the time to talk about the leaves, how the veins grow on the leaves and what the veins do for the leaf.
Step 2

Color image (leaves) with crayon using a lot of pressure making sure that the color is very bright and there is no white paper showing through. Make sure you show the students how hard and dark they need to color on your exmple. It will cut down on having them go back and have to recolor darker.
Step 3

Once paper is colored, crumple paper 2 or 3 times. Be careful not to tear the paper in the process.
Step 4

Paint over ALL crayon and whole sheet of paper with black tempera paint. I have the students do the painting part. Yes, it is messy, and they will ask you why they are covering up thier work. I always tell them they have to wait to see the magic!
Step 5

Rinse paper with cold water in the sink with your faucet. Make sure the water is turned low or you risk tearing the paper during this step as well. Let dry.
Step 6

Seal batik with Polycrylic sealant and let dry. I personally like the gloss finish.
Step 7

Finish by matting and framing your piece of artwork.