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This is the Boy Scout Art merit badge.
Boy Scouts can also earn the Graphic Arts merit badge.
Webelos Scouts can earn the Artist activity badge
Cub Scouts & Webelos Scouts can earn the Cub Scout Art belt loop and pin
Venturers can also 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 merit badge requirements
2 Notes
3 Requirement resources
4 Related awards
5 See also
6 External links

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The Art merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.

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This merit badge concentrates on two-dimensional art, specifically drawing and painting in various media, including an introduction to design applications in the fields of graphic arts and industrial design, history and design principles, and how these fields relate to fine art.

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Art merit badge 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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Notes

A FREE workbook for Art is available here!

with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need!
Or click here to print just the Art requirements.

meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of
Boy Scout merit badge workbooks,
Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.

Per the BSA: "You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject." Pamphlets (books) are at local Scout Shops and online at ScoutStuff.org.
"Get a signed Merit Badge application from your Scoutmaster." An online, printable Word doc file version is available.

Requirement resources

1. Tell a story with a picture or pictures or using a 3-D rendering.

Video Lesson: How to Make Clay Sculptures

The Citizenship in the Community #8 public presentation...of your community

could be given as a Communications #3 five-minute speech
using the techniques from Photography #4b to produce a picture story
and Art #1 to tell a story with...pictures
which could be developed into the Computers #6e short presentation.
2a. Graph paper is provided in the Art Worksheet.