How to Build a Sand Art Light Box

A sand art light box is a tool for creating beautiful sand drawings over an illuminated opaque window. Drawings are made using fingers, hands or tools to produce lines in sand that is sprinkled over a horizontal, opaque window. The result is a picture defined by the light shinning through the window and sand from beneath.

Instructions

1

Glue and screw the two-inch sides of the 30-inch and 32-inch 2-by-4 timbers to the edge of the plywood sheet to form a box.

2

Cut a 24-inch by 24-inch square hole in the center of the plywood sheet using the jigsaw.

3

Place the Plexiglas over the hole. Place the 26-inch2-by-4s at each end of the Plexiglas, and screw through the outewidth of the 2-by-4 into the ends of the 26-inch, 2-by-4 to hold in place. The box should now have a three-inch compartment at either side of the Plexiglas window. Use these compartments to hold your drawing tools. Clear silicone caulk can also be applied to hold the Plexiglas more securely.

4

Stand the box on top of four blocks or anything tall enough to allow two lamps to sit below, and shine their light up through the Plexiglas.

5

Sprinkle a layer of sand over the Plexiglas, obscuring the light from the lamps. Using your finger, draw a line in the sand, and the light will shine through.