How to Paint A Picture Of Grapes Worksheet And Lesson

This free printable how to paint a picture of grapes worksheet and the project notes below are perfect for the young artist.

I made this as a handout to give my art students so they could try at home on their own. Parents teachers and homeschool families will be able to use it in class and at home.

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If you like this project, you might also like How to Paint Sunflower.

How to paint grapes worksheet and lesson.

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A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THE WORKSHEET

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ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice 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 ART PROJECT NOTES 

TRACING
Start by tracing the design onto 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
With clear water wet the background being careful to go around the leaves and the grapes. With a brush full of watery colors alternate dark blue, violet, and lavender in the top of the picture and light blues and violets in the bottom allow the colors to blend.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Do the back leaves first by wetting them and laying down a green, add blue, and VERY LITTLE red to give it darkness and contrast.
Do the front leaves by wetting them then washing in yellow and adding green to the yellow. Let a few places of the yellow show.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THE GRAPES
Do one grape at a time; use blue, lavender, and violet and a very little red. Mix the colors differently on each grape so that no grape touches another with the very same colors. In the darkest places add all the colors together. If they look too flat use clear water and tissue to lift out some color to give it highlights.

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(c)Adron 7/14/16

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