Finger Print Animals (Part 8)

Practice fingerprint stamping in this art lesson: finger print animals (part 8).

🎨 Studio Brief #16

Use your fingertips as stamps to create animal shapes.

🎯 Your mission

Pick three colors. Use only those.

⚡ The twist

Use colors that don't 'go together'.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Use your fingertips as stamps to create animal shapes.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

A fingerprint becomes a body—add legs, tails, and faces with a thin marker.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

fingerprint stampingmark-makingdetail drawing

You will need

Washable markersCrayonsConstruction paperGlue stick

Step 1 of 4

Press your fingertip into paint, then onto paper to make a body print.

Step 2 of 4

Use a smaller finger for the head. Let prints dry slightly.

Step 3 of 4

Draw legs, tails, ears, and eyes with a fine marker.

Step 4 of 4

Make a whole farm or zoo of fingerprint animals!

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 The color we call 'blue' didn't have a name in many languages until very recently.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Frida Kahlo painted herself 55 times — and called the mirror her best friend.

You did it!

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✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every brand, every poster, every video game — color was picked on purpose.

🏆 Try this week: Paint your feeling today — no shapes, just colors.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Why did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?”

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