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Wet on Wet Technique
- First, mix your paint in your palette.
- Related: How to Make a Beautiful Watercolor Flower Painting.
- Next, tape your paper down to a wooden board using painters tape.
- Using a flat brush, paint your entire paper with clean water.
- Start to paint your paper, using one color at a time.
Beside this, how do I start painting kids?
Steps
- Move any items you do not want exposed to paint.
- Lay down newspaper in the work space.
- Make sure you and your child are wearing paint friendly clothing.
- Choose child safe paint.
- Set up paper or canvas.
- Provide paint brushes and a mixing palette.
Similarly, it is asked, how do I teach my child art class?
Here is my list of top eight tips for teaching art to children:
- #1 Ban pencils and erasers.
- #2 Mix paint onto paper, and not in paint palettes.
- #3 Forgo art smocks and aprons.
- #4 The ten-minute quiet time.
- #5 Learn how to draw well and make mistakes.
- #6 Pick fun subjects.
- #7 Use 1/2 sheets to save time.
Start with a center stem, then draw a jagged leaf shape at the top, as shown.
The basic steps for each leaf:
- Start by drawing the stem and leaf outline.
- Then, add veins as, shown. Details help make the leaf look more realistic.
- Finally, add colors and tiny, smaller veins to really make your leaf pop!