Artist

Artist Wolf Cub Badge 1916 to 1928

Before a Wolf Cub could earn this badge they must say the following promise “If I fail at first I will go on trying till I succeed”

Badges are worn on the right arm in parallel rows between the shoulder and elbow

To achieve the Artist Badge you had to do the following*

Must copy in pen and ink or pencil a drawing of an animal or human being or still life. Draw with pencil, brush, pen or crayon an illustration of any-incident or character in a short simple story, or an incident in battle, or in history (size not less than 7 in. by 5 in.); or Draw from nature, a landscape or still-life group.

 Alternative; Model in clay, plasticene, or wax, etc, a human figure, an animal or bird, which the examiner can recognise (not less than 7 in. high). Also model in clay, plasticene, cardboard or sand, a farm, village, or a man-of-war.  Note—The natural bent of the boys is to be encouraged in every way ; the spirit and intention of his work to count as much as adherence to academic rules.

* The requirements did vary through the years in POR.