Articles related to "Watercolor Paints"

Everyone has needs; there is no doubt about that. Expressing them is a difficult thing to do at times. Explore your needs in your art journal.

Alwyn Crashaw's accessible introduction to the art of watercolor painting puts a difficult medium within a beginner's reach.

Watercolor is a tricky medium. However, a major key in painting a successful watercolor is knowing how to select the right transparent and opaque pigments.

When painting a watercolor it's better to have only a few good colors. While some combinations render intense colors, others create a more subdued effect.

When painting with botanicals, flowers and leaves are crushed, smashed, and rubbed to release their natural juices, making interesting patterns and washes.

Watercolor pencils offer the ease of drawing with colored pencils but leave you with the final effect of a watercolor painting.

Make your own watercolor paints with this recipe.

Use these projects to cool off on a hot day or add at the end of a lesson on the properties of water and ice.

Draw a "hidden" picture using crayons, waxed paper, or white glue and then reveal the image with chalk pastels or watercolor paints.

Career goals are important for those who are currently working in their careers, and for those who are on the cusp of doing so. What are your plans? Let's explore.

Children can add a hidden decoration to Halloween party invitations and cards that guests discover when they apply watercolor paints to the invite.

Create a Plaster of Paris surface to paint on with watercolors or draw on with chalk pastels.

Incorporating pieces of used postage into art is both fun and easy. Create small pieces of mixed media art by following the instructions outlined here.

For some, the changing of the seasons is not a big deal at all. For others, it's a time for celebration! However you feel, why not express it in your art journal?

Rather than letting medical issues cause artists block, break free using the medical issue as the theme of your art projects. That is the focus of this art journal promp

What are you thoughts about homework? If you're not currently a student, this art journal prompt is about your memories of homework rather than current thoughts.

Color experiments do not only have to happen when working on a canvas. Experiment in your art journal and then bring it to the canvas.

Is autumn your favorite time of year? For many, this is true and it is a great opportunity to be artistic! Let's mix it up.

If a painting or drawing just doesn't look right then the artist needs to find the problem and fix it.

With scrap paper, a blender and a window screen, an artist can create their own homemade, recycled watercolor paper.

Watercolor techniques can be hard to master, especially for those unfamiliar with the medium. Watercolor pencils make it easier to produce beautiful results.

No one is comfortable with change, no matter how used to it they appear and how often it happens in their life. Deal with change using your art journal.

Keeping track of current events can be tedious. This art journal prompt is an attempt to make news a bit more interesting.

Preserving memories doesn't have to be reserved just for scrapbooks. Use your art journal to explore the past holiday season.

Like beauty, there are a number of ways people define the word ugly. How do you define what's ugly? Explore this in your art journal.

Artists can save the planet by recycling, reusing and reducing the amount of waste they produce.

The key to making fantastic botanical paintings and collages is going straight to the source by painting with leaves.

Have fun with this painting technique to make a mystery painting.

How to use Fancy Nancy Bonjour Butterfly to teach primary school students to recall main events from a story and increase reading comprehension by creating a comic strip.

Children will look at how children's illustrators use different art media to illustrate fall-themed picture books, then use the same art materials to create pictures.

Keeping writing, spelling, and other types of journals are popular in the classroom already. Why not incorporate art journals in the mix, as well?

Do you have scrap wood lying around from projects completed in the past? Do you know someone who has a pile to get rid of? Let's make some art!

A look at some basic yet fun and educational art lessons, which can be enjoyed by homeschoolers and their teachers.

Letter-writing is a beautiful thing, especially when coupled with mixed media art techniques. Spin your letters into creative pieces of art.

Back to school is fun for some, and dreaded by others. Explore these thoughts in a creative way using your art journal.

Create pages in your art journal focusing on the Easter holiday, what it means to you, and reflections of years past.

Homeschooling is part of many households, elementary and high school students alike. Encourage them to art journal as part of their educational routines.

Preserve some or your favorite memories on the pages of your art journal using mixed media art techniques.

There seems to be an unwritten rule about the privacy involved with keeping a diary that stems back to early childhood memories. Art journal it up!

There are so many harvest festivals occurring in communities around us just about every weekend. Why not turn them into artistic opportunities?

Everyone has a wish list, be it on paper or in their mind. Let's explore what these wish lists are through art.

Dreams and aspirations help everyone formulate attainable goals. Get in touch with your dreams and goals through creating mixed media art.

Whenever wishing comes to mind, most think about birthday cakes or shooting stars. Do you have a list of wishes you would like to come true? Art them up!

Does your schedule overwhelm you? Would you rather tear up your calendar than follow what is written out each day? Let's work on an art journal prompt!

Turn your art journal into a tool through use of this art journal prompt. Not only will you be able to create some art, but you will also sort through issues.

Everyone is afraid of something; there is no getting away from that. This art journal prompt focuses on facing these fears.

How to make a bookmark gift that is both personal and beautiful with a laminating machine and hand crafted pressed flowers.

Here is a cute coloring page for a fun Easter or spring kid's craft.

Encourage your children to work on Easter art project in their art journals or drawing books.

Printable Easter activity sheets and coloring pages are free, quick and easy, and fun to do.