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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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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Free Art Lesson Worksheet How to Paint A Picture of A Palm Tree At The Sea

This is a free how-to-paint a picture of a palm tree lesson and worksheet.

I made this worksheet for the art class I was giving to some homeschoolers. It is simplified for the young artist or the beginner and focuses on basic skills and concepts.

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Printable How To Paint A Palm Tree 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 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 picture and then trace a larger one.

SKY
Do not paint the sky a flat blue. Use darker lavenders at the top and sunset oranges and yellows at the bottom.
Put some of the sunset colors in the sea and beach then let it dry.

LET IT DRY

DISTANT LAND
Mix watery brown and fill in the distant island. While it is still wet drop in darker browns and blues to give a silhouette with highlights look.

WATER
With back and forth strokes put light blue in the water but only about half of it. leave a lot of parts white and yellow. LET THIS STEP DRY then give a second layer of darker blues so you have light blue highlights and deep blue waves. Leave some of the yellow showing through.

THE TREE
Use a small brush and draw the palm leaves with yellow first then go back and add green in the bottom half of each leaf. Some are brown and hang down. Paint the trunk brown then while it is wet add some blue for darker areas and details.

BEACH
Use watery yellow and tan colors for the beach. Keep it smooth by the waves. In the Near ground use a small brush to give the sand texture.

Parents and teachers will be able to use this in school and at home.
It can be used in school as an extra assignment,
an easy lesson,
or a take-home project. It is simplified for the young artist or the beginner and focuses on basic skills and concepts.

(c) Adron  1/8/17

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How To Paint a Picture of a Man Playing A Guitar.

How to paint a picture of a man playing the guitar.

It will help to give a foundation for basic painting.

I made this worksheet as a handout to give my art students so they could take it home and practice painting on their own.

If you like this project you might also like How to Paint The Sorrowing Angel Worksheet.

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How To Paint A Picture Of A Man With Guitar, 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 NOTES

Trace the design on watercolor paper. If it is too hard to trace try to hold it against a window with the light coming through to see it better.

Use watery brown for the background and watery blue for the floor. Drop-in a little mustard yellow into the brown and a little violet and lavender into the blue floor to give it some life.

For the first layer of the clothing use a very light blue for the shirt and dark blue for the pants, hat, and shoes.

Mix a little red with the mustard yellow for the guitar body.

LET IT DRY BEFORE GOING ON.

Use a darker light blue and add details and shadows to the shirt. Use black and go over the pants, shoes, hat, and socks but leave some of the blue showing in places for highlights.

Use orange-brown for the skin, after it dries mix dark brown for the shadows in the face and hands. Use red-brown to detail the guitar. Use yellow for the chair and blue-brown for the shadows on the chair.  With the tip of the brush "Draw" the beard, and eyelashes.

(c)Adron  9/16/16

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How To Paint a Bell Tower Worksheet and Lesson

How to paint a picture of a bell tower.

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

I made this worksheet as a handout to give my art students so they could take it home and practice painting on their own.

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How to Paint a Picture of a Belltower. Printable 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

Start by tracing the little design onto some 140 lb watercolor paper. This is the heavy paper that does not buckle.  If it is hard to trace try holding it against a window with the light coming through. You could scan the design and enlarge it but the watercolor paper is expensive so I suggest you may want to do the project in its original small size.

You may notice that the picture is loosely drawn without a lot of detail. Do not try to add detail at this stage, it is a painting you will add detail at the end.

FIRST WASH
Do the lighter pale colors first.

Use watery blue for the sky, leave some areas white for the clouds.
Use light brown for the distant mountains.
Use watery green for the trees, and drop a little brown into the green for shadows.

Use watery mustard yellow for the underpainting of the building front. Mix a little purple in the yellow to make the color for the underpainting of the shadows.

Use orange for the tile roof.

NOW LET IT DRY

SECOND WASH
Use the tip of the brush to "draw" in the details.
Mix a little brown into the mustard yellow for a darker yellow-brown and draw dashes for the bricks.
Use red and draw the tiles of the roof.
Mix purple and brown for the bricks in shadow.
Mix purple violet and brown for the shadows inside the windows.

(c)Adron 5/14/16

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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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How To Paint a Picture Of A Tiger Butterfly

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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 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 Paint An Autumn City Park Scene Worksheet

This is a how-to-paint a picture printable worksheet and lesson for a picture of an autumn part city scene. 

Parents and teachers will be able to use this lesson and printable worksheet in school and at home. 

It can be used in school as an extra assignment, an easy lesson, or a take-home project. It is simplified for the young artist or the beginner and focuses on basic skills and concepts.

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Printable How to Paint an Autumn Park Scene Worksheet and Lesson

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PRINTABLE ART PROJECT NOTES

Start by tracing the little design onto some 140 lb watercolor paper. This is the heavy paper that does not buckle.  If it is hard to trace try holding it against a window with the light coming through. You could scan the design and enlarge it but the watercolor paper is expensive so I suggest you may want to do the project in this small size.

You may notice that the picture is loosely drawn without a lot of detail. Do not try to add detail at this stage, it is a painting you will add detail at the end.

FIRST WASH
Do the lighter pale colors first.

This is maybe the easiest step. Make some dull gray by mixing blue and black together. Take a medium brush and with a watery load of color wash it into the backgrounds where the buildings are. This dull gray will give contrast to the bright yellows and oranges later.

Use some sky blue for the area of sky showing above the footpath.

Make a slightly darker gray-blue and with a small brush give the path some little patches of blue-gray.

Do not get upset if the gray color gets into the trees.

SECOND WASH
Medium colors.
Let the first wash dry a little before you go on.
Use a red-brown for the leaves that are covering the ground. Take your time and mix it carefully it should be more brown than red. Use a small brush and give it a watery wash to the ground. Put some on the path too.

Switch back and forth between yellow and orange and dab the leaves in the trees. Let the two colors mix together. After the leaves are all filled in use the smallest brush and dab a VERY LITTLE red here and there. Let it mix with the other colors.

LET IT DRY

DRY BRUSH
These are the darker colors.
Mix some brown and black and use a small brush to "draw" the trees and branches. Remember the trees have a dark side and a light side.  Do not let this brush get too wet. Dab a little of the water off before you put in the trees.
Now you can have fun and draw lots of branches reaching everywhere.

Use green for the bench and the lamps. The green will stand out from the yellows.

(c)Adron 2/9/16

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How To Paint A Mountain Landscape Worksheet

This is a free art lesson and a printable how to paint a mountain meadow picture worksheet.

 

It is a good practice and skill builder for any artist. I originally designed this as a drawing lesson but some of my students wanted to paint so I did this little practice lesson for them.  Teachers and parents will be able to 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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How To Paint A Mountain Landscape Worksheet

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PRINTABLE ART LESSON 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 sky with clear water then do a nervous zig-zag with a large brush full of water blue. Do not paint the whole sky a solid blue. Leave random white and blue-white areas show.

Mix together watery sienna brown and lavender and paint in the light areas of the mountains.

Use light green on the far hills and yellow on the meadow.

NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Add more blue streaks to the sky. Make sure there is blue behind the snow.

Mix purple and dark brown and use a small brush to paint the darker parts of the mountain. Use small strokes so it looks craggy. Paint into the light brown in places. Remember some mountains are behind the others.

The far mountains are lighter. If they get too dark then use a tissue to blot out some of the color. It may help to use a brush an wet the area and then blot out the color. I actually had to do this in our example for the mountain behind the one on the left.

Use dark green for the trees at the edge of the meadow and the rolling hills.

FINISHING TOUCHES.
Use a watery gray and give a little dullness to some of the white in the sky.

Mix blue and dark brown and with a small brush deepen any areas on the mountain that need it.

Use a watery blue and add a little to the snow.

Mix green and a little violet and add a little dark green to the trees and meadow.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope this project is fun and helpful for you.

(c) Adron 1/29/16

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How To Paint A Picture Of An Ocean Wave Lesson And Worksheet

I am delighted to share with you my free printable how-to-paint an ocean wave lesson and worksheet.

I enjoy creating art and helping others to learn how to paint pictures.  I often take my pocket Windsor Newton watercolor paint set outdoors and paint different scenes.  This picture was inspired by a trip to Ocean City, MD, where we had a holiday.  The Atlantic ocean there is peaceful, and the waves are long and low.   This worksheet will help the young artist begin to gain confidence with watercolor. It is a simple project and uses very few colors.

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Easy How To Paint An Ocean Wave Worksheet

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SUPPLIES

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. 

PRINTABLE ART LESSON NOTES

FIRST
Trace the basic design of the picture onto 140 lb watercolor paper; this is the heavy paper that resists buckling when wet.  I like to use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor; it is an economic watercolor paper, and you can easily find a coupon for it at Michaels or Hobby Lobby.  If it is too thick to trace through, hold it against a window with light shining through and tracing it.

REMEMBER: The splash is white, so don't do anything to it until the very end.

THE FIRST WASH.
     * Starting at the top wet the entire sky and then wash in watery light blue. While it is still wet, add a little darker blue at the top.
     * The background sea is darker than the wave, but the sea is lighter on the horizon. Mix a little black with the sea just above the wave but very little.
     * The top of the wave is light blue.
     * Put a little watery tan or grey-brown in the sand
     * The lightest blue is in the water between the wave and the beach. Keep it watery and use back and forth sweeps of the brush.

SECOND WASH
     * The darkest part of the wave is at the bottom inside the wave's curl; use darker blues and a little touch of black.
     *  Use a little dark blue and black to put a shadow under the edge of the foam and the edge of the curl.
     * There are ripples in the water in front of the wave; use a little dark blue and black to draw them in with the very tip of your brush.

THE SPLASH
     The splash is white, but it has a little shadow in front of it; use a watery, almost clear blue-grey and wash the bottom part of the wave.  Use your smallest brush and drop in a little slightly darker blue-grey to make it splashy.

LET IT DRY BEFORE FINISHING TOUCHES

After the splash is dry, use your smallest brush to put dots of blue-grey all over it. If you have white paint, the last step would be to use the smallest brush and put dots all over the splash like water flying up.

LAST DETAILS.
If you have white paint, use your smallest brush and put some shiny spots in the far sea and on the edge of the wave. There are curved lines inside the wave and curved lines going down over the top of the wave; use the small brush to "draw" these lines with white and dark blue. Draw some lines back and forth in the front wave with the white. Draw some lines back and forth in the sand.  Add a little watery yellow, orange, and tan in the clouds.

(c) Adron D. 11/22/15

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How To Paint A Picture of The Sorrowing Angel

How to paint the sorrowing angel printable worksheet and art lesson.

This is a fun project for young artist. Parents, teachers, and home-school families will find many ways to use this art lesson and the printable worksheet to use as an extra class activity or as a take-home project.   Angels are very popular, and this night scene is a perfect contrast to the white wings of the angel.

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Printable How To Paint Worksheet Grieving Angel

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Thank you for your support.

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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

FIRST: Trace the outline onto some 140 lb watercolor paper. This is the heavy paper that does not buckle when it gets wet. If it is too thick to trace try holding the picture onto a window with daylight shining through it.

To make the wings white and shiny don't do anything to them, instead, give the whole picture a watery wash with a little light gray in the water and leave the wings white. While the light gray is still wet wash in some dark blue in the background.

LET IT DRY!

FILLING THE COLORS IN:
After the gray was has dried then add in the blue for the angel's robe, yellow for the hair, brown for the skin, green for the grass and wreath.

ADDING DETAILS
Mix some darker blue and violet and make the background darker and deeper colors. Avoid black but if your colors are weak you might add a little black.

Mix some lavender with blue and put the shadows in the robe.
Mix some darker brown and put some shadow on the skin.
Use a very light watery pink or rose and give the cross a little warmth. Use some blue for shadows around the cross.

FINISHING TOUCHES
Use the smallest brush you have and use it to draw details by letting only the very tip of the brush touch the paper.
Put the lines around the cross with a brown-red color.
Draw the feathers on the wings with a little watery light blue.

(c) Adron 9/26/15

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Printable Art Lesson And Worksheet, How To Paint a Hibiscus flower.

This free lesson will help give the young artist confidence in painting a beautiful flower.

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How To Paint Worksheet, Hibiscus Flower

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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 LESSON NOTES

BEGINNING
Start by tracing the picture onto some 140 lb watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that does not buckle when it gets wet.  If you can't see through it try holding it against a window with the daylight coming through to trace it.

FIRST WASH
Use a medium-sized brush and mix the paint to be thin and watery for the pink of the flower, and give it an even wash.

With a watery mix of green paint in the leaves light green.

Dabble watery brown around the background, and while that is still wet dabble in green to blend randomly. We will darken and even muddy the background a little later.

LET IT DRY (A hairdryer helps).

SECOND WASH
Use a small brush.
Mix a watery violet and red together to get a darker red. (Don't use black at this time). With the watery color add shadows around the edges of the flower. Go around the part that is sticking out so it stands out from the darkness around it.

Mix some brown to the green and use the tip of the brush like you were drawing and draw in the shadows and lines on the leaves.

LET IT DRY

THIRD WASH
Mix more violet red and now a little black (VERY LITTLE) and draw in the darkest areas in the center of the flower and in the edges of the darkest part of the flower.

Mix brown, red, and green to make the darkest green and add to the darkest areas of the leaves.

Mix some brown and red and darken the background, use the brush to dribble or dab the paint so the background looks out of focus.
Dribble a little of the darkest green in the background so the two dark colors mix.
As a last step dribble a very little watery black into the background. The dark murky background should make the flower look like it is forward and the muddy colors of the background should make the flower look bright.

After it is dry add the yellow for the dots on the tip of the part that sticks out.

(c) Adron Dozat 9/19/15

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Printable How To Paint A Picture Of A Sunflower Worksheet

This is a free printable worksheet for how to paint a picture of a sunflower worksheet for personal or class use. 

This is a fun project that many kids like. The sunflower is a popular subject. It will give the young artist a sense of accomplishment and confidence when it is done.

Parents, teachers, and homeschool families will be able to use this in class or as a take-home project.

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Printable how to paint a sunflower 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. 

TRACE
Copy the outline of the picture onto some 140 lb cold press watercolor paper. This is the heavy paper that will not buckle when it gets wet. Tracing through the heavy paper may be hard, I have a light I shine under the paper to trace, but if you can't shine a light through, you can try holding it against a window with the light coming through and tracing it.

FIRST WASH
With a medium-sized brush, use watery color and lay down the first layer of color. The background is completed in this step. Use blue behind the flower and a blue-lavender behind the bottom where the stem and leaves are. Mixing a little lavender with the blue gives a stronger contrast to the green stem and leaves. After the lavender dries, you may want to lay some more blue on top of it.

The flower is yellow petals and an orange center. The leaves and stems are green.

SECOND WASH
While it is all still mostly damp but not really wet.
    * Dab a touch of orange at the tips of the petals and at the part where they touch the center.
    * Dab little dots of brown into the center.
    * Mix a darker green by adding a touch (only a touch) of red to some green and put in shadows.

LET IT DRY
After the work is done so far have dried then add the finishing touches. You want to use a small brush for the finish.
Mix a little orange and yellow and using the tip of the brush draw shadows between the petals.
Mix a little brown and orange and add dots for the seeds in the middle.
Mix more dark green and draw the lines in the leaves.

(c) Adron 9/13/15