Today our talented young western footwear designers created these magnificent cowboy boot designs.
The fancy stitching along the side of the boot looks pretty impressive, don't you think?
This is a mixed media project that involves a number of different processes.
The first challenge was (have you guessed?) writing the artist's name in cursive to use for that fancy stitching. We practiced first to get the right size and length to fit the boot. Those who are not yet versed in cursive writing did their best with some fancy printing.
Next we sketched our boots on white 12" x 18" sulfite paper - heavy drawing paper - using a template (I have three different ones).
We folded the boot along a central line and wrote the name along the line using a charcoal pencil, then folded it over, and rubbed (hard) to create a mirror image.
We added a fancy design to one side and made a mirror image in the same way.
We also added other boot sections, stitching, and a fancy toe design to match the boot design.
We drew a boot pull for the top and a spur with a star in the margins of the paper.
Everything was then outlined with a black Sharpie, carefully painted in with watercolor, and put out in the sun to dry while we played a little cornhole!
Then we carefully cut out the dried boots, glued on the boot pulls and spurs, and attached the star with a brad so it can spin! A little metallic Sharpie, glitter pen, and a few gemstones, and it was done!
This art project was the last of our June Westward Ho! theme for this summer's art camps and classes. I think our little buckaroos had a rip-roarin,' blastin' good time! Take a gander at our original Cowboy Boot design post for more exciting cowboy boot art.
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