Art Project #6; Watercolor Outlines
I had a fun, quick, non- messy art project planned for the boys today.
I'm finding as we get further into this 100 days of art challenge that the only challenge is finding a project the boys are willing to participate in!
Evan is my non- artsy, non- crafter and he's reluctant to try new things. He is easily frustrated and traditional painting assignments that the older two boys might like he flat our refuses to try.
So far I've been able to coax him into trying our art projects and so far he's been very happy he participated.
Knowing I wanted to do something with watercolors today I looked for a way to make them less intimidating.
I finally settled on using our watercolor pencils.
Today we used cookie cutters and traced around the object. The idea was to pick one object and do repeated outlines of the shape over and over and over until the page was filled with that one shape; but my boys do like to get creative once the projects start and today they wanted to use many cookie cutters.
Never one to deter their creativity I encouraged them to make their paintings their own.
Once they had all the objects drawn the way they wanted them, they each used a cup of water and a small brush to trace over their lines.
The water activates the watercolor pencils but the colors don't mix and run together nearly as much as trying to color with watercolor paints.
Each of the boys loved how their project came out!
I'm finding as we get further into this 100 days of art challenge that the only challenge is finding a project the boys are willing to participate in!
Evan is my non- artsy, non- crafter and he's reluctant to try new things. He is easily frustrated and traditional painting assignments that the older two boys might like he flat our refuses to try.
So far I've been able to coax him into trying our art projects and so far he's been very happy he participated.
Knowing I wanted to do something with watercolors today I looked for a way to make them less intimidating.
I finally settled on using our watercolor pencils.
The watercolor pencils are so much easier for students to control!
Today we used cookie cutters and traced around the object. The idea was to pick one object and do repeated outlines of the shape over and over and over until the page was filled with that one shape; but my boys do like to get creative once the projects start and today they wanted to use many cookie cutters.
Never one to deter their creativity I encouraged them to make their paintings their own.
Once they had all the objects drawn the way they wanted them, they each used a cup of water and a small brush to trace over their lines.
The water activates the watercolor pencils but the colors don't mix and run together nearly as much as trying to color with watercolor paints.
Each of the boys loved how their project came out!
Others in this series:
Project 3: Star Wars Crafts
Project 4: Watercolor compass circles
Project 5: Floral pens
Project 6: Watercolor outlines
Project 7: Scratch art jellyfish
Project 8: Oil pastel flowers
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 13: Water gun art
Project 14: Watercolor Kits
Project 15: Dragonfly Silhouettes
Project 16: Painting pet rocks
Project 17: Spray Paint Resist
Project 18: Water bottle windsock
Project 19: Stained glass made easy crafting kit
Project 20: Tin can windsock
Project 21: Firework glue art
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 23: Makit Bakit Kits
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 25: Making our own rafts
Project 26: Spray Painted Canvas
Project 27: Paper bowl jellyfish
Project 28: Tin Foil Art
Project 29: Oil Pastel Bubbles
Project 30: Chalk Pastel painting
Project 31: Washi Tape Votive holders
Project 32: Drip Painted Pots
Project 33: Sun Art
Project 34: Tissue paper transfer
Project 35: Stained Glass dragonfly
Project 36: Art Museum field trip.
Project 37: Taking a Family Art Class
Project 38: Painting Minecraft T-Shirts
Project 39: Painting Pikachu
Project 40: How to Draw Books
Project 41: Wax resist Watercolors
Project 42: Splatter Paint Canvas
Project 43: Fine line fall leaves
Project 44: Fairy Village field trip
Project 45: Oil Pastel Resist Leaves
Project 46: Tissue Paper Leaf Art
Project 47: Bat Silhouette Painting
Project 48: Beginner Photography
Project 49: Making Harry Potter Wands
Project 50: Drawing Cat Faces
Project 51: Making Homemade cards
Project 52: Learning the Art of Zentangle
Project 53: 3-D printing
Project 54: Gingerbread Train
Project 55: Paint Swirled Ornaments
Project 56: Loom band ornaments and bracelets
Project 57: Candy trees
Project 58: Strand of light chalk drawings
Projects 59-64: Christmas Crafting Kits from Oriental Trading
Project 65: Painting Ceramic Village Pieces
Project 66: Washi Tape Cookie Cutter Ornaments
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 100: Water Balloon Art
Kudos, Mother of 3 :) Keep on keepin' on with your journey to 100 days!!!
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DeleteGoodness me 100 days of art, that would be a challenge for me. I like the look of this though, I would never of thought of it (probably why I 'd be useless at the challenge)but it looks like a simple art task that the kids would still got lots of enjoyment out of. Good luck with the rest of the challenge. Thanks for joining us at #familyfun
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