Here are the steps for the project:
1. Go to MS Word or other software, find your favorite font, and type the capital letter of your choice. It is probably pretty small at first. You need to highlight the letter and change the font size to about 500. Adjust as needed. Then (if you are in Word), highlight the letter and right-click, then click "Font." In the pop-up box, check "Outline." The letter should then be an outline, and not solid black. Most other word processors allow this also, but I'm not sure of their methods. Alternatively, you can carefully draw the capital letter yourself.
Hint: If you very lightly draw the skeletal part of the letter with pencil, you can use that as a guide as you make it fatter. Then, erase the guideline inside your fat letter.
2. Now that you have your letter, add the rest of the child's name, as shown.
3. Now the child will add her favorite objects to the artwork and color the piece.
My imaginary Jake likes sea creatures, so we have added them to the art piece. Here are some ways to make the drawing easier:
1. For the fat fish on the left side of the "J": Very lightly draw a circle.
2. To the circle, add an eye and a mouth, as shown.
3. Put some spikes on top and a small shape on bottom. Add a fin behind the eye.
4. Put a tail on the back of the circle.
I have found an illustrated example of how to draw a fish at this link. The fish looks a lot different from mine but I hope your fish looks like no other, no matter whose directions you use. Make it your own.
For the starfish, you can just lightly draw five lines that meet in the center. Then, flesh them out by drawing lines around the outsides of your five lines. Then, erase the initial guidelines.
If you have questions about this project, please use the comment section. Thanks for stopping by!
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