Finger Print Animals (Part 10)

Practice fingerprint stamping in this art lesson: finger print animals (part 10).

🎨 Studio Brief #20

Use your fingertips as stamps to create animal shapes.

🎯 Your mission

Splash colors that don't usually hang out together.

⚡ The twist

Mix on the page, not on the palette.

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

🤯 Mixing red, yellow, and blue paint together makes mud — but mixing red, green, and blue light makes white.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Vincent van Gogh painted *Starry Night* from memory, in a hospital, at night.

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

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