This is a free easy project that offers some tips for painting a watercolor picture of a simple tulip.
This is ideal for the beginner and the young artist. It is a simple project and will help the student develop some foundations in mastering watercolor. The finished painting will be one that the student will be proud of and feel more confident in their abilities.I created this worksheet and lesson for my own students, and it was well-received by them. I was gratified to see some taking risks in their art and stretching their abilities.
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| Printable Worksheet for How To Paint A Picture of a Tulip |
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ART SUPPLY LIST
You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has an excellent selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes. You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online.
PRINTABLE PROJECT NOTES
TRACING
Start by tracing the design onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If the paper is too heavy to see through, then hold it against a window with the light shining through, and you should be able to trace it.
FIRST WASH
Wet the background with clear water. Use do a nervous zig-zag with a medium brush full of watery blue. While it is still wet and dabble a little red blue, so it has a shadowy effect in random places.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY
SECOND WASH
Use a medium brush with a watery mix of light green for the stem and leaf.
Use a watery red for the flower.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY
THIRD WASH
This step is different since instead of using watery color, use the color a little dryer. Touch the brush to a paper towel or the edge of the palette to make it dryer.
Mix a little red with the green and use a small brush to draw in the basic shadows.
Use the very tip of the brush and draw the lines in the leaves. With a darker green.
Mix a little purple with the red and put in the shadows on the flower.
Use a small brush and use red to draw the lines that are on the flower.
(c) Adron 4/26/16
