How to Paint a Picture of a Conch Shell

I am glad to share my how-to-paint picture of a conch shell, an art lesson, and a printable worksheet.

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How to Paint a Picture of a Conch Shell, Lesson, and Worksheet

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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 NOTES.

BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper; this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If the paper is too thick to trace through, place it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.


BACKGROUND
Wet the paper all around the shell. Be careful to not cross over into the shell. Mix some watery blue and lay it into the background. Mix a little red and black for the shadow below the shell.

LET THE BACKGROUND DRY BEFORE YOU GO ON.
Wet the brown areas with clear water. Mix brown and dab the color into the shell to give it a texture. Mix yellow-brown and dab some in for interest. Let the colors blend. Mix a VERY LITTLE black into the brown and dab in for the shadows. Add more color to the bottom, so it looks round.  You may need to tilt the paper, so the colors run down from the light area.
LET IT DRY BEFORE YOU DO THE PINK PART

THE PINK PART.
Wet the area for the pink part. Mix a very light red; it is best to have crimson, but regular will do if you have it. Place the red-pink color into the top of the shell, starting at the bottom edge of the top. Work the color up, so it becomes paler near the top. Use a tissue if you need to lift some color out. It may help if you tilt the paper, so it flows down to deepen the color.

DETAILS
Mix a watery lavender-red and put just a little where the shadows of the wrinkles are on the pink area.

If the spurs need a little more shadow, then mix a small amount of black with brown and lavender and carefully add shadows where needed.

Mix a little darker brown and dab rows on the side, do not make the rows straight but give them a slight curve to help the shell to look round.

Sign your work about an inch up from the bottom; that way, there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron D. 7/14/19

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How to Paint a Picture of a Butterfly on a Flower, Watercolor Worksheet for the Beginner

How to paint a butterfly picture art lesson and worksheet.

This is a good practice project and skill builder for any young artist or beginner.
 

How to Paint a Picture of a Butterfly on a Flower
Worksheet And Art Lesson 

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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 NOTES.

BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If the paper is too thick to trace through place it against a window with the light shining behind it and then you should be able to trace it easily.

BACKGROUND
Wet the paper all around the butterfly and the flower. Be careful to not cross over into the butterfly or the flower. Mix some watery green and "Drop" it into the background in different places. To give the background movement and interest drop into some watery yellows into the green with a clean brush drop in some watery blues into the background. For the darker areas drop in some watery lavender or purple into some places. Let the colors flow and blend and mix in interesting ways. You may need to use a tissue to blot some out or use a brush to help the colors to blend.

LET THE BACKGROUND DRY BEFORE YOU GO ON.

Use light green for the stem and leaves. You can give the leaves and stem more brilliance by going over the background around it with a wash of lavender, purple or violet.

BUTTERFLY WINGS STEP ONE
Use a watery yellow-orange color for the bottom sections of the wing. While it is still wet paint in some orange-red for the top areas. Try not to go into the places set aside for white. Let the paper be the white color there.

WINGS STEP TWO.
Use black and the tip of a small brush to draw the body and black edging of the wings. Be careful to go around the white areas. Go over the body in the same way. After the orange has dried use black to paint in the three dots on the lower wing.

FLOWER STEP ONE
With the tip of a small brush use a light blue-green color and draw details and shadows on the white part of the flower. it should be very light.

FLOWER STEP TWO
With a medium brush use yellow to paint the center of the blossom. While it is still wet use the tip of a small brush and dab orange around the bottom edge of the center.

THE ANTENNA
DO NOT PAINT THE ANTENNA! Instead, use a fine-tipped marker and just draw them in. Mixing media is an acceptable practice and is a sign of a mature artist.

Sign your work about an inch up from the bottom that way there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron Dozat 5/17/19

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Printable How to Paint A Picture of a Cardinal Bird Worksheet

Here is a free printable worksheet for painting a picture of the red cardinal bird. 

The red cardinal is a classic picture and a fun project that any young artist would like to try. The artist will feel accomplished and confident when it is done.

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Printable How To Paint A Cardinal Bird 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 PROJECT NOTES

TRACING
Start by tracing the design onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If the paper is too heavy to see through just hold it against a window with the light shining through and you should be able to trace it.

If you want a bigger picture try putting the worksheet through a copier and enlarging the design then trace over the enlargement.

FIRST WASH- BACKGROUND
Start with the background. Use yellow on the leaves. Wet the areas around the bird, branch, and leaves and drop in watery blue, and watery green, then let the colors flow and blend but not completely to give the background movement and interest.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Use watery red on the bird followed with a little violet for the shadows and lines of the feathers.

AFTER IT IS DRY use the tip of a small brush and use an almost dry mixture to DRAW the lines of the feathers, mask, eye, beak, and claws.

Use blue in the shadow of the branch, while the blue is wet put a line of black on the edge, let the two colors flow together. Use light brown for the top of the branch.

(c)Adron Dozat 2/23/17

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How To Paint A Picture Of A Swan In A Lake

This is a free art lesson with a printable worksheet that can be used in class or at home.

The swimming swan a classic picture. It is a fun and easy project that any artist can make look good. When finished, the young artist will have a sense of accomplishment and confidence.

Printable Worksheet How To Paint A Swan

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PRINTABLE NOTES

TRACE
Trace the picture onto heavy watercolor paper; if it is too dark to trace through, try holding it against a window with the light shining through. If you use a copier, you can enlarge the swan and then trace a larger one.

WATER
Paint the water with a large brush, and with a lot of water in your color, paint the water using long back and forth strokes. Use dark blue and green on the top and light blue on the bottom. Add a little violet or lavender. Keep the paint wet and let the colors blend as you push them back and forth across the water. Remember to leave an area white for the reflection of the swan.

LET IT DRY

SWAN
After the water has dried, use a small brush and draw in the shadows on the swan. Make a mix using a very little black and a little blue together. Keep it pale since you are only drawing the shadows on a white bird. I keep a little tissue near so I can blot it up if it is too dark.

Add the details to the face and the black edge to the bill last.

THE SHADOW
The shadow in the water is not black but blue-black. Mix dark blue and black to do the shadow in the water. Keep some areas white and have the shadow mirror the shape of the swan.

After it has all dried, look at it and see if it needs some movement or interest in the water. You can use a thin liner brush and add some white to put ripples to the water. You can also use a liner brush and a blue that is several shades darker and draw some ripples in the water.

(c) Adron D. 11/10/16

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How To Paint a Picture of A Robin Bird.

This is a how-to-paint a picture of a robin bird lesson and worksheet.

This printable art lesson and the worksheet below is perfect for the young artist. It will help to give a foundation for basic painting.

In this lesson, I tried to keep the colors bright. So, where colors are in layers, they are in harmony with the layers below.

I made this worksheet as a handout to give my art students so they could take it home and practice painting on their own. This can be used in homeschool, classrooms, and at home. This worksheet can be an extra time activity or a stand-alone lesson.

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How To Paint A Robin in Tree Worksheet for Watercolor

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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 LESSON NOTES

TRACING
Start by tracing the design onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If the paper is too heavy to see through just hold it against a window with the light shining through and you should be able to trace it.

FIRST WASH
Do the sky in sections. With a small brush wet each section and drop in watery blue. Add a little violet to the upper sky and around the leaves. Let it flow and blend but not completely so there is movement and interest in the sky.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Wet each leaf and drop in a little yellow and green. For the leaves behind other leaves use only green. Use red and brown to paint the branches. (We will go over the branches again later to make them darker.)
Use watery orange on the bird's tummy followed with a little red around the edge blend it along the edge with your brush.

THIRD WASH
The brown feathers take two steps. Use a light brown and black mixture that is more brown than black and give the feathers a watery wash so it is pale.
AFTER IT IS DRY use the tip of a small brush and use an almost dry mixture to DRAW the lines of the feathers. Mix mostly black brown for the head.
Use yellow for legs and beak.
Add another layer of brown and blue-black to the branches.

DETAILS
If the line for the beak is too small to use a paintbrush on then use a pencil after it is dry.
Mix darker colors as needed and use the tip of the brush to add lines in the leaves.

(c) Adron 6/3/15

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How to Paint A Picture of a Tiger Butterfly Worksheet

A free how-to-paint a picture of a tiger butterfly art lesson and printable worksheet.

This little lesson and printable worksheet is a good practice and skill builder for any artist. I designed this as a lesson for some of my students who wanted to paint Teachers and parents can use this in class or as a do-at-home project. It can be a lesson by itself or an extra activity.

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If you need help "CLICK HERE" to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions. or try one of the updated links below that should print better.

How To Paint a Picture Of A Tiger Butterfly

My printables are free, so print as many as you like I only ask that you consider making a donation. Your gift of support will enable me to create more worksheets for you. 

Thank you for your support.

If the image file above gives you trouble, the PDF below will work better. 

CLICK HERE for a file in PDF format.

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 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 then do a nervous zig-zag with a medium brush full of watery green, and dabble a little blue into the green so it has a shadowy effect in random places.
Use a watery yellow for the yellow parts of the butterfly.
Put yellow-orange in the center of the flower.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Use a darker green for the stem and leaf.
Use the tip of a small brush to draw the flower. Use a pale blue. The flower is supposed to be white let the paper be the color and just outline it.
Mix purple and paint the purple area on the wings. Mix orange and add the dots of orange.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

Use a little light blue and add shade to the flower.
Add darker orange dots to the petal of the flower.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
Take your time this may take more time than everything else put together.
Mix some purple black and use a small brush to paint in the black pattern on the butterfly's wings.

Mix a little dark green by adding a little red or brown to green and put shadow in the leaf and stem.

(c) Adron D.  4/19/16. Thank you.

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How to Draw a Squirrel Lesson for Young Artist.

How to Draw a Squirrel

This is an easy creature to draw and it turns out well in any medium.

Start with a a large circle for the body which will mostly be the back. Add another large circle for the rear legs and one for the shoulder. A smaller circle will do for the head and a smaller circle for the muzzle. Don't for get to add the triangles for the ears. The tail is a sweeping circle up and back in toward the head and then a second sweeping line from the back up and away from the head it should form a huge letter "S."  Add the arms and a circle for the upper paws and three triangles for the toes. connect the circles to form the basic shape of the squirrel and erase the unneeded lines. The eye is shaped like an human eye but the eyeball is just a black circle without any visible pupal or iris, do put in a shiny spot to show it is glistening. squirrels have knotty knuckles so don't worry about getting the hands and feet right. The tail is made up of sweeping lines up and away from the body. Squirrels are many colors from red to black to brown and even a few are white. Squirrels have white bellies and white inside their arms and legs.

Give him some nuts and berries so he won't get hungry!

(c)Adron Dozat

How To Draw A Simple Kitten

Kittens are a popular and very cute subject to draw. This one is very easy, if you practice it a few times your friends will all be asking you to draw them one  too.

The thing to remember when drawing baby animals is the head is larger than normal and the facial features will be lower on the head. Using a light hard lead pencil draw a large simple circle. For reference draw two very light lines one vertical and one horizontal crossing the face; draw them lightly they are for reference and you will be erasing out some this later. Sketch a much smaller circle to the bottom for the chin and add two lines going up from the sides to a little above the top of the circle. Place the eyes as two circles below the horizontal lines; they should be little less than halfway to the outside of the face. The nose is about half way through the smaller circle we drew for the jaw. Draw a "V" for the nose making sure the bottom of the "V" is on the line going up and down. Draw a line from the top of the ears in an arc that stops half way above the eyes, (about a little higher than halfway from the eyes to the crown of the head). Give him three rows of freckles. Sketch in the body and the feet as simply as you can. Take a break and come back after a moment. Now that you have a break inspect your work and see if it needs any correction. Take your time on the fir it is one of the most important parts of this project. Work the fur in with a light hard pencil, sketching outward and away from the center. Switch to a softer darker pencil for the tiger stripes and the shadows. Sharpen your pencil to a nice point and whisk it across the cheeks outward for the whiskers and do the same for inside the ears.

You might want to add a mouse or a ball of string to your picture but do it early in the drawing.

(c)Adron Dozat

How to Draw a Lady Bug for a Young Artist,

HOW TO DRAW A LADY BUG

Here is a Skill Builder to help young artist to draw their favorite bug. It is a good drawing to use to decorate anything in springtime.

The lady bug is oval or egg shaped. You can practice drawing the egg shape or use my little formula. Start with a rectangle, this is just to help control proportions and give some boundaries. At one end draw a circle that touches the outside narrow edge of the triangle and the two long sides. Draw lightly you will be erasing some of this. Starting at the center of the shorter line opposite the circle draw a half arch up to the top of the circle and then draw another half arch to the bottom of the circle. This should give you a nice egg like shape. You can erase the rectangle lines now. (Don't erase the circle just yet, you will find it helpful to place the spots). Inside the egg shape draw a long letter "T" on its side.  Round in the points where the "T" touches the outside of the egg shape. Round off the head. The dots on the lady bug are not perfectly round but do have a pattern that is the same on all lady bugs. Using the circle guide drawn before draw two dots one on each outside edge farthest out, then two more one on each shoulder, now erase any extra part of the circle. Draw two large spots by the point where the back legs will be, and a large one on the neck that is underneath the cross of the "T". Don't forget to draw legs! The lady bug has 6 but I only draw 4, so they don't get too cluttered. The cheeks have white spots, and the head has two antenna.

(c)Adron Dozat