Masking tape drawings by Lesley Palmer
This is Part Two of 3 creative Room Transformations using indoor spaces where you live. Masking tape drawings for all ages using only one tool.
Tools needed:
Masking tape : choose a decorators tape that wont damage furnishings, flooring or walls. I used 2cm in width tape, available for any shop that sells DIY, or, stationers. I love tape and happen to have coloured masking tape, available online from amazon and Art suppliers
( optional)Scissors ( optional)
at least one other person to draw around
Imagination.
INTERACTION: Here’s how I drew a masking tape super hero.
It’s a lot of fun drawing around someone or something. They or the thing just need to keep their position still. Try and be imaginative how or where they are positioned. Be playful in the space. I thought of a Super hero flying and here’s how :
Choose a space where someone can lie down in a position and fit the space.
You need the body position to be obvious for drawing round with the tape. You can not get great detail with the tape
I thought of a superhero flying so I made sure they could hold their arm up and stretch out. Use your imagination, perhaps have the person lying on their side in a running position. Reaching out to something? But choose something that is the least stressful for your model to hold. Lying down on their back or front is simple. Now the fun begins.
Take the masking tape and trace around the person on the floor. I found it hard to draw curves with the tape, my tip is to stick a tiny bit at a time down on the floor to create a curve or circle. Long stretches of tape make arms and legs quite easily. It can be tickly for your model!
I let my model move about once i drew round one part of his body. It’s hard work being a model superhero!
I thought my superhero should fly in the sky high above houses, flats and trees.
Heres a video of how I made the drawing. Thank you to @kin_design for animations for social media on this site and my instagram
Masking tape kitty cat.
Heres a more challenging masking tape drawing. I drew round our pet while she slept. I had to be real quiet, but quick at the same time. She woke up and moved on so I had to make up the facial features. Everyone in the house says ‘hello’ to the new visitor on the sofa! Perhaps you can make up your own pet in a room ? Draw round a cuddly animal toy? They could sit on your rug? on a chair?
Now it’s your turn!
PLEASE SHARE YOUR MASKING TAPE DRAWINGS @SCRIBBLEAND_SMUDGE AND HASHTAG #SCRIBBLEATHOME.
3D: Make a Rainbow
I must admit I absolutely love masking tape and have collected some colours over the years. Perhaps you wont have a rainbow of colours but this activity was fun to do. I would say for 7 yrs and up.
Thankyou to all our frontline workers.
Games: Masking tape web!
The simplicity of this game is that its all about aiming at the target. So there are no hard or fast rules about how your game should look. I loved the idea of making a spiders web. Making the centre the target.
The web works on the principle of having a sticky target. Tape radiating from the centre varied from being sticky or, non sticky as a challenge in the game.
FIRST. Your game must stay in position. I chose the back of a door. Or tape it to the ceiling? If you’d like it non sticky perhaps the tape the game to on the floor. The opportunities are endless.
SECOND. Decide on how hard or easy you would like your game. The more sticky tape facing the challengers, the more chance of the flys or spiders sticking to the web. Perhaps if its all sticky then you could grade areas by points.
I made the web game should have sticky or non sticky tape lines facing the throwers. We tried ping pong balls but the best was a sticky rolled up bit of masking tape. You could make them tiny like fly sizes, or, a big spidery handful of masking tape (that you were going to throw away anyway).
Making the web,
I began with making lines towards the centre of the web with the sticky side facing out. I placed tabs of masking tap on the end to secure them.
Secure the central part by taping a rough and ready circle down onto the door surface. Then, and another circle with the sticky side of the masking tape facing outwards. The back of this circle sticks to the vertical lines.
I attached each line with a curvy horizontal, choosing between a sticky and not sticky side. Keep going until you’re satisfied with your shaping.
Then off you go! Make your own rules. It’s your own game! Heres an animation of how I made the masking tape web below.