How to Paint Watermelons with Potato Stamps

August is here and so are the tastiest watermelons!  

Want to paint some?  Just grab a potato and some paint.  I used my favorite paint- watercolors, but this would work with acrylics too.

Materials:

watercolor or acrylic paint

jar of water

paintbrush

potato

watercolor paper

Step 1:  Cut your potato in half width wise, the in half length wise.  The end of the potato should be a semi-circle.  You can also cut that piece in half to create a triangle shape on the end.  

Step 2:  Spread pink paint over the cut end with your brush and quickly press down to your paper. Hold for a couple of seconds and remove.  You now have the flesh part of your watermelon slice painted!

Step 3:  Paint around with bottom edge of the pink semi-circles or triangles with green paint to create the rind.  You can vary the shades of green to make it interesting :)

Then, when that paint is dry, lightly paint in some seeds with little black dots.  This part is optional.  I think I like them with and without the seeds.  So you choose!