texture rubbing collection

materials

• thin paper (copy paper works)
• crayons or soft pencils
• clipboard or book to press against
• tape

instructions

1. 1

   find five or more interesting surfaces — bark, brick, coins, fabric, tiles, leaves

2. 2

   place paper over each surface and rub firmly with the side of a crayon

3. 3

   label each rubbing with where it came from

4. 4

   cut out the rubbings and arrange them into groups that feel similar

5. 5

   give each group a name — rough, woven, ridged, smooth, organic, etc.

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