0:00:05 > 0:00:08Time to get my ninja on. Got my clothes!
0:00:26 > 0:00:30The Art Ninja fish bat and ball.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32I'm going to grab an old coat hanger here.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I'm just going to bend it out into a diamond shape.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Like that.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Now I've got an old cereal box here
0:00:42 > 0:00:45and I'm going to draw around that diamond shape.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Then we cut that out.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Using masking tape I'm just going to stick it all
0:00:58 > 0:01:00the way round on the inside of the coat hanger.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06I'm using the tape just to kind of soften off
0:01:06 > 0:01:08the cardboard into the hook at the bottom.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10There we are.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Now I've taped it all the way round I can bend it to create
0:01:13 > 0:01:15the wings of the manta ray. It will hold its shape.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Now I've got some old yoghurt pots and these are going to
0:01:21 > 0:01:23become the eyes. But I'm going to chop them
0:01:23 > 0:01:26down a little bit cos at the moment they're a bit too tall.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31And I've left them slightly too tall
0:01:31 > 0:01:35so that I can cut some slots into them here to create some flaps
0:01:35 > 0:01:38so they're easier to stick to the top of the manta ray.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I'm just going to stick them on with some masking tape.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Now I'm going to cover it in a layer of papier-mache.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52So I've got some newspaper here. And to mix -
0:01:52 > 0:01:54two parts PVA, one part water.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58With the brush, I'm just going to start pasting it on.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Now I could wait for this to dry, but not me.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18I'm going to use my ninja skills!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22There we are. It's dried nice and hard.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24And I've given it an undercoat of white
0:02:24 > 0:02:26so now it's ready for painting.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I'm going to be using a sponge just to give it a nice texture.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Starting with a light grey, I'm going to go back
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and do a darker grey around the edges and along the spine.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Now I'm going to add the darker parts to the ray and I'm going
0:02:47 > 0:02:51to use just edge of my sponge there so I can get a bit more control.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05I just need to leave that to dry while I get ready with some
0:03:05 > 0:03:08darker and lighter tones so I can add even more detail.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10A little bit there.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12And I'm going to use a much smaller brush
0:03:12 > 0:03:15so I can just get in and do those nice little dots.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I think that's looking really good.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31There's a lovely range of different dots on there.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Giving him a nice, realistic texture.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Now, with a black marker pen, give him some eyes.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44There we go.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I think my manta ray bat looks absolutely fantastic but if
0:03:48 > 0:03:51you want to play with your mates, you'll need to make another one.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You could make a nice round football bat,
0:03:55 > 0:04:00or a long leaf-shaped cricket back complete with its very own cricket.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04And as it's a bat and ball game, I'm going to need a ball.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06So I've made one out of the leftover
0:04:06 > 0:04:08papier-mache mix and I've painted it white.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Let's see if I can distract Gavin away from that game on my phone!
0:04:13 > 0:04:14BEEP
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- PHONE:- 'Foul.'
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Serves him right.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Doing art with fish is fun, so I think I'll do some more.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Just for the "halibut".
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Hey, Ricky!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Hey!- Oh, It's Radzi and Lindsey.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I hope they haven't got sticky-back plastic, again.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Hey, guys what have you got?
0:04:43 > 0:04:47We want to know can you make anything using this bucket?
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- As I said before, not without a Blue Peter badge.- Oh. That's rude.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Has anyone seen my bucket?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56BEEP
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Can you make art with salt? - Sounds interesting. I choose you!
0:04:59 > 0:05:01YAY!
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- What's your name, mate?- Anton. - Hmm. Art with salt.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I can add some salt to watercolour paint
0:05:08 > 0:05:11and make an awesome picture. Let me just grab my things.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16I've got some nice watercolour paints, some water, obvs.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19A bit of paper, and of course trusty salt.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22What's the picture going to be like?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26I think it's going to be something fishy. Maybe a saltwater carp.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30I'm going to start by drawing myself a little rough outline.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Do a little line there.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Right, so I've done my rough outline and shapes, I'm going
0:05:36 > 0:05:38to get a brush and I'm going to
0:05:38 > 0:05:41start just wetting the paper around the fish.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I'm currently being careful so it
0:05:43 > 0:05:45doesn't actually go into where fish are.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Right, so I've wetted all around the fish, now.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48I'm going to add a little bit of colour.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I'm going to go with blue to begin with. I'm just dabbing it on.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55So, the water helps the colour flow everywhere. It looks more authentic.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58You need to use watercolour paper which helps give the painting
0:05:58 > 0:06:00a unique style.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- So I'm going to put a bit of water in the fish area.- OK.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09So I'm just adding some orange to the fish now.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17I'm being careful not to paint right up to the lines of my fish because
0:06:17 > 0:06:19otherwise the colours run together.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21And now I'm going to add some red and yellow
0:06:21 > 0:06:24for a bit of contrast and some lights and darks.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Just adding a few light bits into the fish
0:06:32 > 0:06:35so they look like they're shimmering under the water.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Just adding some more darker bits of blue in there.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Now I think it's time to add the trusty salt.- OK.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Here we go.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51The salt, when it hits the page starts soaking up all
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- the water in ink.- Wow!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57'This creates a lovely texture.'
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Now, I'm just going to blow a bit of that salt away.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04With a dry, small brush, I'm going to add the eyes.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Usually we'd have to wait for this to dry,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13but I'm going to use my ninja skills.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Looking great so let's shake off the salt.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Are you ready to see it, dude? - Yeah!
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- What do you think? - It's awesome, Ricky! I give it a 10!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I think it's so good it deserves a frame.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- Oh, that really looks great. Thanks for your suggestion, Anton.- Bye!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Have a good day, bye-bye.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Here's a quick art tip of how to draw a laughing character.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Start with her head.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Add some hair quickly.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Now, the important bit. Her expression.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Give her a nice big mouth. Crescent like that.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09And this to drag all the way down.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14She's laughing really hard so the mouth is super wide.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Then those. And upside down half circles for her eyes.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Cos they're closed. Let's draw her dress here.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24And I want her to be uncontrollably laughing with her hands just
0:08:24 > 0:08:26brought up to her face, like this.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33And then I'm going to have her knees knocking together with the giggles.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39There you go. She's vibrating with her chuckles. And that's it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41A quick art tip.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44SHE LAUGHS
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Go on, have a go yourself. It'll be a laugh.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Now go to the website and get your ninja on!
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Art ninja!