Watercolors and crayons are so fun to play with! I'm always fascinated with the effect of the crayons resisting the paint. It's awesome!
Here's a Fall Art Project using this fun resist method that you can do with your kids:
(Too bad I can't take the credit for coming up with this cool idea. The original idea comes from Elementary Art Fun.)
Materials:
White Card Stock or Watercolor Paper
Crayons
Watercolor Paints
Brushes
Step 1: Draw leaf outlines on your paper with crayon. You can look at a leaf or trace one to help you out. Then draw the veins inside each leaf.
Step 2: With watercolors and a brush, paint the leaves with pretty fall looking colors. Try to stay inside the lines for this one, but you don't have to worry about being perfect here.
Step 3: Let the paint dry and you are done!
I remember doing things like this is grade school . . . using crayons as a resist to watercolors. You have brought this process up a notch or two . . . very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, these are awesome! I adore watercolors, but I'm always too afraid to try anything. I think I'll do this with my girls this weekend.
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Rebekah Somewhere in the Middle
gorgeous! you make it look so easy....I doubt mine would turn out so nice!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Younger kids could trace a lightly-printed leaf shape from the computer.
ReplyDeleteThese are darling!! Pinning. Linda
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