Finger Print Animals (Part 41)

Practice fingerprint stamping in this art lesson: finger print animals (part 41).

🎨 Studio Brief #82

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

Glue stickWashable markersCrayons

Step 1 of 3

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

Step 2 of 3

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

Step 3 of 3

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

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

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

You did it!

🎯

We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

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

🏆 Try this week: Find five shades of one color around your house.

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

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.