<aside> 💡 Printing saves time! In advance of painting, we print black outlines of the book covers on A0 paper. This speeds up and simplifies the painting process, while maintaining a high level of accuracy to the original covers.

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⏰ A quick overview…

We aren’t going to tell you ‘how to paint’, but we’ve learnt that the below method is best for mass producing Book Blocs - in our sweatshops we aim to produce 50 Blocs in one day. It’s good to be efficient, but don’t forget to keep the painting fun: this is a low-threshold, accessible and enjoyable activity for participants!

Each of these steps is covered in more detail below.

Materials guide

1. Making/finding book cover outlines

2. Printing

3. Painting

Tips for group painting sessions 💡