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This is the Boy Scout Art Merit Badge. Also see Graphic Arts Merit Badge.
Webelos Scouts can earn the Artist Activity Badge
Cub Scouts & Webelos Scouts can earn the Cub Scout Art Belt Loop & Pin
Venturers can earn the Arts and Hobbies Bronze Award

Art requires prior counselor approval for requirement(s) ##2a, 2b, 4.

Art merit badge

	Status:	Elective
	Created:	1911
	Discontinued:	no
	BSA Advancement ID:	021
	Requirements revision:	2007
	Latest pamphlet revision:	2008

1 Art requirements
2 Notes
3 Requirement resources
4 Related awards
5 See also
6 External links

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Art requirements

Tell a story with a picture or pictures or using a 3-D rendering.
Do ONE of the following.
a. Design something useful. Make a sketch or model of your design and get your counselor's approval before you proceed. Then create a promotional piece for the item using a picture or pictures.
b. Design a logo. Share your design with your counselor and explain the significance of your logo. Then, with your parent's permission and your counselor's approval, put your logo on Scout equipment, furniture, ceramics, or fabric.
Render a subject of your choice in FOUR of these ways:
a. Pen and ink,
b. Watercolors,
c. Pencil,
d. Pastels,
e. Oil paints,
f. Tempera,
g. Acrylics,
h. Charcoal
i. Computer drawing or painting
With your parent's permission and your counselor's approval, visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists' co-op, or artist's workshop. Find out about the art displayed or created there. Discuss what you learn with your counselor.
Find out about three career opportunities in art. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Boy Scout Requirements, 2012 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34765)

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