HOW TO turn a tactile drawing film drawing into PIAF image: Sharpie method

This is the 6^th video post on providing tactile graphic rich environments for preschool and elementary students. This post will focus on how to take the student’s drawing and turning it into a more durable raised line drawing using a PIAF or Swell machine.

Drawings on tactile drawing film are not visually clear: the film is difficult to use in projects and you only have that one copy. Transcribing the image into a dark line print drawing and creating a swell or PIAF image, solves these issues.

Using a black marker to trace a student's drawing on tactile film. The drawing is a rectangular creature with eyes, a beak and teeth, claws (or talons).

Transcribing a tactile drawing film (TDF) drawing onto swell paper by going over tactile lines with a Sharpie pen.

1. Go over tactile lines with a sharpie

2. Place drawing film with outline on white paper and scan it with a smart phone or iOS device. Now you have a digital clean, black-and-white PDF. Or use a copier to copy the drawing and make a clean black-and-white print.

OR use PIAF pen or fabric marker to copy the image directly onto Swell paper.

3. If you scanned image to make a PDF, print the PDF onto Swell paper or copy the printed PDF onto Swell paper

4. Run the swell paper print through the PIAF or Swell machine

Now you have a visual and tactile drawing that can be reproduced, used in books and projects, displayed and shared with multiple people.

This video is a tutorial about how to take a raised line drawing on tactile drawing film and transferring it to PIAF (pictures in a flash) tactile drawing in order to create a durable, tactile drawing that is also visually accessible and easy to use in projects.

Video: HOW TO Turn a Tactile Drawing Film Drawing Into PIAF Image – sharpie method