Pastels and watercolor art

Watercolor paintings can sometimes lack a bit of contrast, a great way to add a bit of contrast and texture is to outline some elements with pastels.

Chalk pastels alone are a really fun supply but when you mix pastels with water you are able to use them in a totally different way! While you cannot turn pastels into paint, they are actually water soluble which opens up a world of creative possibilities. SUPPLIES: soft pastels watercolor paper watercolors india ink TIPS: Whenever I am using lots of water or wet media, I typically use watercolor paper or bristol paper for my surface. Wetting down those pastels requires a lot of water so you…

This is a fun mixed media technique to try,. I am sure kids would love it as well and I think it is a good exercise to loosen up your painting style as well. You will need: Here are the steps you can take to try this mixed media technique: Start by drawing an outline of your flower, the drawing doesn’t have to be very precise. Then start coloring the different areas of your painting with the watercolor crayons. You can mix several colors in some areas to mix any color you want. When all the…

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Come paint this 9 x 12 bike in your choice of colors! Bike will be sketched onto paper for you. Basket and flowers will be freehand. If you’ve taken my class before this is a great next step! If you’ve never taken watercolor, no worries! I’ll walk you through step by step. Chose AM or […]

These nine new watercolor techniques for kids will bring new life to painting in watercolor for kids. Learn to paint watercolors in a whole new way!

Learn how to create broken color effects in this pastel tutorial from Robert Carsten, a featured artist in the Oct 2011 issue of Pastel Journal.

Kids will use blow painting with straws and oil pastels to make this awesome watercolor rainy day painting! A fun spring art project with a free printable umbrella template.

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