Cub Scout Art

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Belt Loop and Pin
Art Academics Belt Loop
Art Academics Pin
(line drawing, actual pins are color)
This article is about the Belt Loop and Pin for Cub Scouts
for the Webelos Activity Pin, see Artist
for the Merit Badge for Boy Scouts, see Art

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Belt Loop Requirements

Complete these three requirements:

  1. Make a list of common materials used to create visual art compositions.
  2. Demonstrate how six of the following elements of design are used in a drawing: lines, circles, dots, shapes, colors, patterns, textures, space, balance, or perspective.
  3. Identify the three primary colors and the three secondary colors that can be made by mixing them. Show how this is done using paints or markers. Use the primary and secondary colors to create a painting.

Academics Pin Requirements

Earn the Art belt loop, and complete six of the following requirements:

  1. Visit an art museum, gallery, or exhibit. Discuss with an adult the art you saw.
  2. Create two self-portraits using two different art techniques, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or computer illustration.
  3. Demonstrate how to make paper. Make a sample at least 4 inches by 4 inches.
  4. Make a simple silkscreen or stencil. Print a card or T-shirt.
  5. Create a freestanding sculpture or mobile using wood, metal, soap, papier-mache, or found objects.
  6. Create an object using clay that can be fired, baked in the oven, or hardened in water.
  7. Photograph four subjects in one theme, such as landscapes, people, animals, sports, or buildings.
  8. Make a collage using several different materials.
  9. Use your artistic skills to create a postage stamp, book cover, or music CD cover.
  10. Use a computer illustration or painting program to create a work of art.
  11. Display your artwork in a pack, school, or community art show.

Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide, 2016 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #621535)

Help with these requirements

Worksheet A FREE workbook for Cub Scout Art is available here! Adobe Acrobat PDF
Or click here to print just the Cub Scout Art requirements. has PDF and DOC versions of
Boy Scout merit badge workbooks,
Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.


  1. Earning the Cub Scout Art Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is requirement 11 of the Webelos Artist Activity Badge.

Related achievements, electives, or other awards

Wolf Cub Scout
Wolf Electives
  • Elective 2b could be met by completing Pin requirement 5 or 8
  • Elective 12 ("Be an Artist")
Bear Cub Scout
Bear Electives
  • Elective 9 ("Art") and 10 ("Masks")
Webelos Scout
  • Artist Activity Badge requirement 11 (earn the Art Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)
  • Showman Activity Badge

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