Op Art Hands That POP!

Step 3: Continue
adding lines and
moving up the
paper towards the
Step 1: Trace top of the page.
your hand lightly When doing the
using a pencil. fingers I found it
Do this step as was easier to
lightly as curve your lines in
possible because the opposite
your original direction instead
outline of your of trying to add
hand should not straight lines
show when there.
finished.
Step 4: The most
difficult part of
this project is
ending the fingers.
Step 2: Using a I found it
thin black somewhat difficult
Sharpie marker, to find a way to
start adding your get back to
lines. Start at straight lines at
the bottom of the top once you
the page where get past the finger
your arm is and tips. Try to flatten
draw a curved out your line as
line on the arm much as possible
and then straight so it no longer
lines for the matches the curve of the fingers.
background. I
had my students
start by using a Step 5: Choose
pencil for the first four or five lines until they three colors, using
got the hang of it, then using the marker to add a color scheme,
the rest. and color between
your black lines
Tips: using colored
pencils. I used a
 Make sure your curved lines line up with monochromatic
the straight line in the background. color scheme for
my example. I also
 Do not trace your outline with the black
gradated my
marker.
colors to help the
 Place your lines close together. If there is hand pop off the
too much space between your lines it will not page. I finished by
look like the hand is popping off the page. using a kneaded
eraser to lift some of the color off the ridges of
the fingers, hand, and arm.