I’ve been doing quite a bit of drawing lately. Not ready to share them yet… But maybe after I finish this color pencil piece I’ve been working on for a while now. Just taking it slowly and doing a little each week. I’ll show ya all when it’s done, I promise!
Meanwhile… Went to Daiso today and found they have a ton of scratch art sheets… I got myself 4 packs… Yeah 4. But I’ll do them, I promise! In fact I’ve already done one!
Tokyo bay night scene, featuring the rainbow brigde and Tokyo tower. Ahhh… I did go to the rainbow bridge in Tokyo last time, but I did see it from afar from Odaiba, when I went to Fuji terebi. Ahhh… I miss Japan. Why are they still NOT opening up? T.T
But well, in case you don’t know what scratch art is… You basically buy scratch sheets that are like colored paper or hologram/foil/whatever paper that’s coated with this black stuff, and scratching away the black stuff reveals the color (foil etc) paper underneath. So these packs from daiso seems to all be packs of 4 sheets, with them being 2 foil/hologram and 2 colored sheets. They have designs printed onto the sheets in white already so you know where to scratch off. But of course the entire area underneath is colored/foiled so you can add on to the design however you like.
Of course you can buy scratch sheets that are blank and make your own unique pattern, and I did get two boxes of post-it squares sized scratch sheets.. But those are just plain old rainbow color underneath, not fancy foil/hologram.
But yes, back to these Daiso scratch art packs. It’s great fun, and kept me very entertained for just 53 cents thereabout. It’s like $2.14 per pack of 4 designs and I did one tonight… Some packs come with the bamboo pen thing to scratch away the designs but some don’t, so you might want to pick up at least a pack that comes with the bamboo pen just for the convience. No need to fret over what to use and all. (Most of the packs I saw does come with the pen though.) It’s pretty mindless, you just trace over the lines, and maybe thicken some lines, fill in some areas etc… It’s even more mindless than plain old coloring. Not need to think about what color to use, the shading, making it look pretty etc… Just scratch the dang thing away. It’s engaging enough to keep you entertained for a while, but doesn’t take FOREVER unlike diamond painting… A good in between for sure. Definitely very calming and stress relieving… Would definitely recommend!