Artwork I've Created: Blackout Poetry

My art teacher assigned my class a project last semester to create 3 pieces of blackout poetry. I'm going to show you two of them. They're very simple to create, but eye-catching. The only materials used are old book pages, and black Sharpies. You can also choose to glue your artwork on black construction paper for a more dramatic effect.

This first picture is a door opening with "light" shining through. I added it in as an afterthought, so it doesn't look very realistic. The first thing I did when creating this was circle the words I wanted to stand out to make a sentence. You can't see them very well because I didn't leave enough white space around them, but the sentence reads: "The open door changed everything!"

After that, I used the cross hatching method to fill in the bricks and lower door, and lightly shaded the floor with a fine point Sharpie.

Finally, I filled in the background with black. 

I used the same method to create a pair of hands, with a quote reading: "I owe it to you to stay." 

The possibilities are endless for blackout poetry. You can even add in a little bit of color to make a piece of the artwork pop. Just remember to leave plenty of white space around your words, unlike I did. And make sure to sketch out your design with pencil before using sharpie. Good luck!