How To Paint a Picture of the Watermill at the Pond, Worksheet and Art Lesson

I am delighted to share my how-to paint the watermill with you.  

This worksheet is a great practice project for young artists. It employs only a few colors and offers many opportunities for experimentation and developing an artist's technique. It is a simple picture that looks lovely when finished.

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How to Paint a Picture of the Watermill Worksheet and Lesson

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It takes me days to create a worksheet like this, but I am glad to do it because I believe when God gives you a gift, it is so you can be a gift. I hope these worksheets are helpful for you. 

Here is a larger image to trace for this project. 

The pattern for How to Paint a Picture of an American Watermill Lesson

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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 and 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. 

THE SUBJECT

There are many old watermills still around. Most are museums or part of a park, and they are not operational. They make a beautiful subject for a landscape. This design was inspired by a picture of a watermill in Virginia. I made changes to the design to give it more interest. I painted it a few times to make this little worksheet. It took a couple of weeks to create this for you. I hope you like it.  

PROJECT NOTES

Start by tracing the outline onto 140 lb watercolor paper.  This is the heavy paper that will not buckle when it is wet. If you have problems seeing the outline through the paper, try holding it to the window with the light shining through. 

There is more than one way to paint a picture, and there is more than one place to start. I like to start with the lightest colors.

Wet the sky and swish in watery blue. Let it remain uneven with some light and some darker areas of blue and even a few almost-white areas. 

DO NOT WET THE POND, but use the tip of your small brush and draw some horizontal lines. This is to give the pond a look of rippling water reflecting the blue sky.

Mix green yellow and use a watery medium-sized brush to lay down the light areas of the trees and shrubs.  

After the first wash of light green dries, mix a Medium green, try using a little blue and brown to the green. Remember, the distant trees are the lightest, and the nearest shrubs are the darkest. Dabb, the medium green onto the light green, be sure to leave a lot of light green showing everywhere. 

After the medium green has dried, mix some dark green, use a little violet, brown, VERY LITTLE black, and dab in the darkest areas. 

Give the building and fence a layer of light-brown, but don't make it flat and even leave some white showing through for interest. 

After the light brown has dried, mix medium red-brown and use the tip of your brush to draw the details of the building and some of the fence. Do not overdo it; be sure to leave the light areas showing between the dark lines. 

With the tip of your brush, use grey-brown and draw dashes for the bricks in the foundation. Draw the shingles on the roof. Add some dark areas to the fence. 

After the medium brown dries, mix dark brown and paint the darkest areas under the water trough in the wheel and inside the windows. Do not hurry this step; if it is too dark, it will look bad. 

If it becomes too dark, use tissue and clear water to blot the color out.  

Use the tip of your brush and horizontal strokes to put the colors in the pond.

 

Sign and date your work about an inch from the bottom, so there is room for a frame. Give it a name.

I hope you create a masterpiece! 

(c)Adron Dozat

2/16/2021

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How to Paint a Picture of the Lighthouse on the Bay Worksheet, and Art Lesson

I am glad to share this how-to paint a picture is an art lesson for the beginner with you.

The lighthouse is a classic theme in art and a very romantic subject. There are so many different lighthouses worldwide, and they each look different, so the possibilities for being creative are endless. 

I found inspiration for this picture from some images in different calendars. I like to look over old calendars, travel magazines, and other publications for ideas. This picture looks nice as a greeting card. 

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How to paint the lighthouse on the bay, lesson, and worksheet.

I spent over a week designing and creating this lesson for you. I really hope you enjoy it.

Thank you

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How to paint a lighthouse on the bay. 

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

Trace the design onto heavy watercolor paper; I use Strathmore 14 lb 300 series 9x12 for this project which I get at Michaels or Hobby Lobby because I can use the coupon. If you can't see through it, then hold it against a window so light shines through. An additional outline file is larger, so you can trace the picture for a larger painting.   

My paint set is a small portable Windsor Newton travel set. 

Wet the sky area and wash in watery lavender or purple-blue for the upper sky and pale blue for the sky near the horizon. Pick up the paper and tilt it one way or the other to allow the colors to blend gradually. 

Use the same colors to paint the sea, BUT DO NOT get the sea wet first. Keep the paper dry and leave some white areas for the yellows later and some white areas for the glitter on the water. The light blue is near the horizon, and the darker violet blue is near the bottom. Mix these colors darker than the sky colors. Use back and forth strokes to give the effect of gentle waves.

After the blue of the sky has dried, add sunset colors to the clouds. Dampen the clouds (dab with a tissue if it is too wet) and use watery yellow, orange, pink, and even tan to the color of the clouds just a little. For drama, add a little darker purple with a TOUCH of black and give a few dark edges.  

Take your time with the buildings. Start with an UNDERPAINTING of the shadows. Use lavender and blue for the lighthouse.  Mix a LITTLE black with brown for the shadow on the side of the house. Use a little more black and brown for the darker shadow on the foundation. Use a little light brown for the rocks. 

WHEN DRY, mix a little light brown, keep it almost clear and paint the house. Use dark brown for the roof. Don't do the shadow on the roof until it dries. Use light grey on the foundation front and mix some darker grey for texture on the dark side. Mix dark brown and black and draw a rocky texture on the rocks. Add darkness to the shadow to the water nearest the rocks. 

Wait until the sky and the sea are dry before adding the land across the bay. The land across the bay is in silhouette, but don't make it too dark.   Mix watery black and blue and paint and paint it onto dry paper.   

Continue to add details that suit you. There should be a little shadow between the lighthouse and the building and a shadow on the roof. The windows are blue and black. Add colors to the sea in the foreground using the colors from the clouds and the house. I used dark brown for the door, so it would not draw too much attention to itself, but you can use any color. 

When you frame the picture, consider cropping it so that the point of interest is not in the exact center.

I hope this picture turns out beautifully for you. 

 Happy Painting!

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How To Paint a Christmas Picture of an Advent Candle Worksheet and Art Lesson.

I am glad to share this lesson for a watercolor project of a picture of an advent candle with you.

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I wanted to do this nice little picture as an art lesson for some time. It is a lovely project and simple in design. It is a picture that you can use as a Christmas card or invitation. There are very few things that you need to pay attention to. My designs are only suggestions; I encourage you to experiment and try new things. 

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How to paint a watercolor picture of an advent candle worksheet

Sometimes it takes me hours or even days to create these how to worksheets, but I do it so that I can give back because I believe that when you have been given a gift, it is so you can be a gift to others, and I hope these worksheets are a means of blessing to you.

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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

Start by tracing the project outline onto heavy watercolor paper. If you have problems tracing it, then try to hold the paper against a window with some light shining through; that way, you might trace it. 

Mix your paint to make it watery, and paint in the dark blue for the background and the red for the tabletop. Keep your colors pale or light at first. You can always go over the color and make it darker later. 

Use watery yellow color for the candle holder and the flame. Be very careful not to get any yellow into the area for the leaves or the berries.  Use some orange that is not very watery for the edge. Use the tip of your brush and add the edge where the candle holder and the dish connect.  (Try dabbing extra water off of your brush by touching it to a tissue). 

Use some watery light green, and with the tip of your brush, paint in the leaves. Let the first light green dry, mix some dark green and add shadows and details to the leaves. To mix the darker green, try adding JUST A TOUCH of red, lavender, or brown to the green.

Use a bright red for the berries. Use the tip of your brush to make the berries round.

When the red is dry, mix some lavender with red and use the tip of your brush and draw the edges of the shadows on the berries, so they look round and not flat. 

Use dark red and put some shadow under the leaves. 

After everything has had a chance to dry, wet the white candle.  Use the tip of your brush and draw a line of light blue along the edge of the candle. The water on the paper should pull the blue toward the center, so it fades gradually.  When it has had a chance to almost dry, use the tip of your brush and draw a dark edge on the candle with dark blue. 

Use black for the wick.

If the candle is lost in the background because both are blue makes the background darker. Use a little black and dark blue and give it another wash of color. 

Sign and date your work about an inch from the bottom so there is room for a frame. 

(c) A. E. Dozat 1/18/21

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How to Paint a Picture of a Sidewalk Cafe

How to paint a picture of a sidewalk cafe is a fun project for the beginner. 

I wanted to create this project for some time. There is something romantic and charming in the scene of a sidewalk cafe. It makes you think of leisurely afternoons in some exotic location. 

I spent about a week designing and creating this picture. And another week to put it all together. It is helpful to use the internet as a research resource for image ideas and designs for your drawings. You can create a scene of some distant place and put in all the details as if you were actually there. 

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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

Start by tracing the design onto watercolor paper. The best is a 140 lb watercolor paper, it is heavy and will not buckle when wet. If you have problems try holding it up to a window with the light behind it and then trace it. 

 

Do the light colors first. Use a large brush and a watery mixture of paint so it is light.  Use orange for the bricks, light blue for the windows, light brown for the wood, and light grey for the left side bricks. You can use the same grey for the street.  Let it dry before going on, EXCEPT FOR THE STREET. While the street is still wet, drag some other random colors like brown, blue, or light blue across it. Use a wet blue on the edges of the sidewalk then add a little water to pull it down a little toward the gutter. 

Use a smaller brush and keep the colors light and watery as you do the first paint of the green door and plants. Use the tip of your brush and paint around the word CAFE, leave the letters white. After it dries add a little dark green to the top edge like a shadow.  Do the same around the door. 

Red is hard to work with don't try to lighten it with white, you just end up with pink.  Use a small brush and a pale red for the window boxes, planters awning, and umbrella. Use a light lavender for the shadowy underside of the umbrella. After it dries come back with darker blue-violet and add an edge of shadow near the red edge.

With a small brush paint some random dark blue in the windows. If you want to use black be very careful and use only a VERY LITTLE amount of black. 

Make a dark green with a TINY bit of brown and blue, use the tip of a small brush to paint the darker green areas in the planter boxes by dabbing technique. 

Use the tip of your small brush and paint the light pole in light blue first and let it dry. After the light blue dries add a dark blue on one side so it is in shadow. After the dark blue has dried add a VERRY LITTLE BLACK line on the shadow side. It should look round with a light side and a dark side. 

Mix a darker orange, red, or brownish-orange and add texture to the bricks. Keep your brush drier by tapping the extra water off onto a tissue first. Use the brush flat like it is lying down and drag it across short areas of the orange wall. Be sure to leave spaces of light orange around the bricks.  Do the same with darker grey-brown-black for the stone on the left. 

Do the shadows last. Use lavender-purple under the awning and under the umbrella, and under the chairs. 

For the chairs, use the tip of your small brush and keep your brush dry by tapping the extra water out onto a kleenex.  Use a very light grey-blue and draw the lines of the chairs. The legs near the view do not need much but the legs at the back are darkest. Make the shadow on the ground more purple or violet so the grey of the chair does not get lost to the viewer. 

Sign and date your work about an inch up from the bottom so you have room for a frame.

I hope you paint a beautiful masterpiece!

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Free How to Paint a Picture Worksheet for Flowers in the Rural Fence

Here is a Free How to Paint a Picture Worksheet of Flowers in the Rural Fence

 

This picture is inspired by a photo I took of some flowers growing beside the path where I walk my dog. They were bright yellow and were growing through the two cross pieces of the fence. 

This is a great little project for the beginner. This picture is somewhat simple. It is and not intended to be overly realistic. I always felt if you wanted something as real as a photograph then you should buy a camera. You can use this worksheet as a beginning point and add your own ideas and interpretations, so it is ok if your finished picture does not look like mine. (It might look better).

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How to Paint a Picture of Flowers on a Fence, Lesson and Worksheet

My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.

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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

Start by tracing the outline of the picture onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If you have trouble seeing it through the paper try holding it to the window and tracing with the sunlight shining through. Do not be too worried to get it right, feel free to make changes. 

FIRST WASH

To start use a medium brush and keep the paint watery on the brush. Wash in an even blue for the sky. Wash a light green for the far background on the left, behind the flowers, and the lower area below the post rail.  

Save the fun stuff for last, so do not do the flowers until the end. Think of it as a reward for doing a good job on everything else. 

SECOND WASH

After the first step has dried. 

Mix your color carefully. Make a watery brown-grey by adding a TINY touch of black to brown and a SMALL DAB of red to make a grey color and paint in the brown-grey wood of the fence.  You will be adding texture after this wash dries.  

Add leafy texture to the foreground, MIx a dark gree using a TINY touch of black and some blue to some green. DONT MAKE IT TOO DARK. Later on, you can mix the darkest green for the deepest shadows. Use a small brush and short strokes to give the texture of a leafy shrub.

Don't add dark treen to the top areas so they look like distant trees. 

FOREGROUND PATH

For the dirt path use the watery brown-grey mix and with a lot of water stroke the paint onto the paper using long back and forth strokes. While it is still wet stroke a LITTLE watery blue across the foreground two or three times, then stroke a LITTLE watery grey. Let the colors blend softly. 

DEVELOPING DETAILS

After the first layer on the fence has dried, mix a darker brown, with red, and grey. Add dark areas on the shadow side of the fence post and the bottoms of the crosspieces. Don't overdo it.

After the dark areas have dried make another darker black-brown and use the TIP of your brush and DRAW lines for the texture. 

FLOWERS- The most important part so take your time!

Yellow is very pale and does not show up much so do not get frustrated. Use the tip of your brush and stork yellow into the flowers.  Do not use a very wet brush, try tapping your brush against a tissue to suck the excess water out of it.  If the flowers do not show up much try putting a TINY dot of orange at the tip of each petal while the petal is wet, the moisture will draw the orange up and give some distinction between the flower and the background. 

AFTER THE YELLOW HAS DRIED mix a little dark brown and use the tip of your brush to dot in the centers of the flowers. After you have done the brown use some black and put a dot or two on the shadowy side of the brown. 

Mix a darker green than before and use short downward strokes to add a little darker leafy texture to the shrub. 

Sign and date you work but be sure to leave room for a frame.  

I hope you create a masterpiece!

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How to Paint Flowers Beside a Path, a Watercolor Worksheet

Here is a Free How To Paint Flowers Beside The Path Worksheet.

 

I love the world God gave us, and it is a joy to paint a picture of a garden path on a sunny day.

I know this little lesson will be meaningful for you. This picture is simple in composition. It is like an impressionist painting and not intended to be overly realistic. I always felt if you wanted something as real as a photograph then you should buy a camera. With paint, you can interpret and give expression to a scene that a camera is not designed to do. But you can use these ideas and put them to your own use.

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How to draw flowers beside the path, watercolor worksheet

My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.

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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.

BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper. It is a heavy paper that will not buckle. If you have trouble tracing through the paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

This design is not to be painted exactly as I did but it is a guideline, so you can change things and make it your own special picture. So feel free to experiment. 

 

FIRST WASH

Use a medium brush and wash in the pale blue sky, keep the paint watery, and do not worry about the trees you'll paint them on top of the blue later.

In the same way, use watery yellow-green and wash in the foreground flower area, 

BUT BE CAREFUL NOT TO PAINT OVER THE TULIPS, go around the tulips. 

In the same way, use watery sandy brown and wash it on the road.

LET IT DRY  

Do not feel you need to finish the painting all at once. Take breaks and come back after a while. Some artists work on a picture for several days to finish a painting. And some artists do a painting once to work out the mistakes, like a practice painting, and then paint a second one after they know what will work. 

BUILDING IT UP

After the first wash has dried mix a deeper green by adding a TINY dab of red or blue to your green. With a small brush dab green into the trees.

Carefully work the lower foreground by dabbing green to make it look like grasses and leaves. Leave yellow areas between the green. Work the dark dabs in rows that get smaller as they near the trees. 

BUT BE CAREFUL not to paint over the yellow-green flowers or the tulips. LET IT DRY

After the second step is dry, repeat if the colors need to be darker in the trees and grasses.

For the distant trees add a little brown to the green and work in the shadows of the trees. Let it dry before you add any tree trunks or branches.  Do the tree trunks in two steps a medium brown and after the medium brown has dried paint in the dark brown. Mix a little blue or black for the darks in the tree trunks.

TECHNIQUE

To get an impressionist feel do not try to be overly realistic. Try to use your brush with small dabs and short strokes. Just touch the brush to the paper over and over until it builds up. BE PATIENT! LET IT DRY IN BETWEEN COLORS AND STEPS. 

TULIPS

Paint the tulips in steps. First, with a small brush wash the pink-red over the tulips and let it dry. 

Use a darker yellow to add some detail to the yellow flowers. If you have problems mixing a darker yellow try a TINY touch of black or orange. The trick is to keep it suggestive like an impressionist painting. 

After the pink wash has dried mix a little lavender or blue and red to make a darker color for the details. Use the tip of the small brush and DRAW the details of the tulips. Draw the shadows around the bottom and on one side and draw the shadow inside the bowl of the flower. 

Sign and date your work.

(c)Adron 9/22/20

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How to Paint a Picture of The Tulips Worksheet

How to paint a picture of the tulips worksheet and lesson. 

I love God's creation and the beauty He put into it. Tulips are one of the treasures he put in the world, and they are such an exciting flower to paint.  I always enjoy painting them. I know this little lesson will be meaningful for you. It is simple, and when it is done, it is beautiful.

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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 LESSON NOTES

Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper. It is a heavy paper that will not buckle. If you have trouble tracing through the paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

BACKGROUND

The green is darker at the bottom and lighter at the top. Mix some dark green by using a TINY amount of black with the green, make it watery. Apply the dark green with a small brush starting at the bottom and working up a little. For the light green mix a little green with some yellow, make it watery. Apply the lighter green starting at the top and work it down until it touches the dark green.  The two should blend at the edge where they meet. 

LET IT DRY

After the background dries mix some yellow-green and with the tip of your brush draw a yellow-green line on the sunny side of the stems and leaves. While the stems are still wet mix some dark green and use the tip of your brush and draw a line down the shadow side of the stems and leaves. Let the two colors blend so that it looks round. 

LET IT DRY

Use a small brush and some watery light blue and pant the lower areas between the flowers and stems. Take your time. Continue the light blue around the flowers and up a little. Mix a little dark blue or violet and use a medium brush, starting at the top paint the darker blue going down. The two colors should blend where they meet. Pick up the paper and tilt it so the colors flow together in an interesting and random way.  

FLOWERS

Don't try to paint all the flowers at once, do a few of the red ones and then a few more and after that do a few purple ones. Use watery red and with a medium brush paint the flowers. While it is still wet mix a little red, and violet together and with a small brush add a LITTLE shadow to the darker areas. 

After you finish the red flowers do some purple ones the same way. 

If the flowers look too flat use a little tissue paper and dab the side that has the sun to lift out some of the colors. or use some clean clear water on your brush and lift out some of the colors on the light side. 

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Free How to Paint a Picture of a Bird of Paradise Flower, Lesson and Worksheet.

Free how to paint a picture of a bird of paradise flower, an art lesson, and a printable watercolor worksheet.

This is a good practice project that will help a young artist, or a beginner become more confident in basic art. It is not hard and uses a simple color combination so you do not need to spend a fortune on supplies. 

Remember to set your printer to color.

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I started creating these worksheets as a handout for when I was teaching homeschoolers. I am humbled to think that they are used by thousands of families all over the world.

How to Paint a Picture of a Bird of Paradise Flower, Lesson, and Worksheet.

My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.

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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 ART LESSON 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.

UNDERPAINT THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
The flower looks orange, but start by painting the yellow highlights first. Let the yellow dry.

PAINT THE ORANGE ON TOP OF THE YELLOW
Using long strokes from top to bottom paint the orange on top of the yellow but leave yellow highlights showing.

BLUES
Use light blue to paint and the tongue-like-part sticking out. After the light blue dries mix some red to make violet and paint the shadows, but be careful to leave the light blue highlights showing in places.
For the blue body use light blue for the highlights and while the paper is still damp add violet blue for the lower shadows. While that is still damp use VERY LITTLE black for the darkest shadows on the bottom edge.

GREENS
For the leaves, use light green for the highlights. After the light green dries use dark green for the leaves and the stem.

BACKGROUND
You may want to leave the background white.

Or you can mix A LITTLE BLACK with some green and carefully go around the flower and make the background a little darker so the flower stands out.

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

(c) Adron 3/2/20

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How To Paint a Picture of a Covered Bridge in a Landscape

Free how to paint a picture of a covered bridge in a landscape, an art lesson, and a printable watercolor worksheet.

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

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 Landscape With a Covered Bridge Lesson and Worksheet

My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.

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 above does not work the PDF is often the better choice.

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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.

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.

SKY AND CLOUDS
Wet the paper all around the clouds. Be careful to not cross into the clouds. Mix some watery blue and lay it into the background. Keep the blue pale at the hills and a little darker at the top. LET IT DRY then wet the clouds and drop in some watery light-blue and watery blue-black. Use a small brush to move the color around to make the shape of the clouds. Let the bottom of the clouds disappear into the sky.

For more color you can add a little watery rose or yellow to the clouds it will give them a summer afternoon look.

HILLS
Wet the hills but not the trees, then brush in some light browns and greens for the hills. After the hills dry dab with a brush the light green for the distant trees.

TREES
Use green for the trees but drop into the green some darker greens made of black and green for the shadows. Make the foreground darker than the hills. Dabb darker dots of green around the base of the hills and in places to give it texture.

RIVER
Start with blue then add black for the shadow below the bridge. After it dries add green and brown for the deeper water but keep some blue showing in places.

BRIDGE
Use brown and grey for the river bank. The road can be grey black brown or clay red.

Use the tip of your brush to paint the bridge, think of it as drawing with a brush. Use grey for the roof and red for the sides. After it dries go back and add more detail and shadow with black and red for the shadows.
ROAD
The road can be grey black brown or clay red.

FINISHING TOUCHES
Use clear water and tissue to "Lift Out" any color that is too intense. Dabb dots of darker color to give texture and richness.

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

(c) Adron Dozat 8/4/19

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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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If you have problems printing see the "CLICK HERE" to go to my how to print page, where I have gathered together some tips and suggestions that may help. Some people prefer to use a PDF, so I have put a link below for a PDF. I hope this helps.

My how-to-draw worksheets are free for you, but they take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.

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 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 Ship at Sunset art Lesson and Worksheet

This is a free how-to paint a ship sailing at sunset art lesson and worksheet. 

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

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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.

How to Paint a Picture Worksheet Painting a Ship at Sunset

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See an alternate version of this ship with two ship mermaids that you can trace onto watercolor paper in a larger size, CLICK HERE.

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.

CLICK HERE to see a larger more detailed version of this project.

SKY (NOT CLOUDS)
Wet the paper in the sky area. With a large wide flat brush lay watery violet, plumb, and lavender in the top area then blue in the middle sky, and light blue near the horizon. Use long horizontal strokes to lay it in. You may need to play with it a little to get the darker values at the top and lighter colors in the bottom. Every sunset is different so don't get too upset if it is not perfect. Use a paper towel to dry the brush and use a dry brush to help the colors go from light to dark.

AFTER THE SKY DRIES PAINT THE CLOUDS
Just like the background sky get the clouds wet with clear water. Use a small brush and drop watery colors into the clouds. Use rose, orange-yellow. Keep a paper towel near to dry the brush and use the dryer brush to move the colors around. Add a little VERY LITTLE grey dark blue in a few places to give the stormy look. If the clouds get too dark or too much color, use fresh clear water on a clean brush and get them wet then use a tissue or a paper towel to blot out the color.

AFTER THE CLOUDS DRY DO THE SEA.
Be careful to keep the whites, the splash at the front of the ship, and the highlights clean. Use small brushes for the area near the horizon and a larger brush for the sea in the foreground. The brushes should be not too wet. Stroke the colors back and forth starting at the horizon and going down. Mix blues, greens, and even black-browns into the sea. Mix the colors on the paper. When it dries you may want to touch it up. Sometimes a brush with clear water can soften the distant sea. REMEMBER to leave some white places for the sparkle of the sun on the sea.
Remember the sea is light near the horizon and darker in the foreground.

THE SPLASH AT THE FRONT OF THE BOAT AFTER THE SEA IS DRY
The splash at the front of the boat is almost white but not really white. use a very watery mix of blue-grey and a small brush and dab in some color.

DO THE SAILS AFTER THE SKY IS DRY
Use a medium brush and a watery almost clear mix of yellow for the sails. With a small brush edge the shadow areas with orange or violet.

AFTER THE SEA IS DRY DO THE SHIP IN STEPS.
You will use brushes differently for the boat, think of it as drawing with a brush and not so much painting.

Use the tip of the brush to paint the red railing, add a little purple for the shadow near the front of the ship.

Start the hull and cabin of the ship with light brown. Let the light brown dry then work in the shadows with a dark blue-brown but be sure to leave the sunny sides light

With brown use the tip of the brush and draw in the masts and wooden parts of the sails. Use a small brush and edge some dark brown with black for the shadow on the mast. The banners are red with purple shadows. Let the red dry before you add the purple.

Sign your work about an inch from the bottom so there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron Dozat 4/19/19

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How to Paint a Garden Wheelbarrow With Flowers, Art Lesson and Worksheet

I am glad to share with you my how-to-paint a Garden Wheelbarrow with Flowers art lesson and worksheet. 

This is a good practice project and skill builder for any young artist. Teachers and parents will use this ho to pant a picture art lesson in class or as a do-at-home project. It can be an art lesson by itself or an extra activity.

How to Paint a Picture Of a Garden Wheelbarrow With Flowers 

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A WORD ABOUT PRINTING THIS WORKSHEET

If you have problems printing see the "CLICK HERE" to see my how-to-print page, where I have put some suggestions that may help.  You can try the updated PDF link below that should print better.

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 flat and round 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 Strathmore 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.

CLICK HERE to see a larger, more detailed version of this project.

The first layer of color should be watery and not very brilliant but pale. Use a medium brush for the first wash.
Be careful to go around the flowers. Use orange for the base color of the wheelbarrow.

AFTER THE FIRST WASH DRIES
Wash in the sky with watery blue color. Let it mix with the green in the background. Use a tissue if needed to lift out color if it gets too bright. Add dark color to the area below the wheelbarrow. Use a small brush and place red over the wheelbarrow but leave areas of orange showing through. Use purple and black for the shadows. Use brown for the wheel. Mix green with a LITTLE red or purple and draw the shadows in the leaves.

AFTER THE SECOND WASH DRIES
Mix green with a LITTLE brown for a darker green and use a small brush to add detail to the grass. With a small brush, add pale watery color to the flowers. Make some flowers yellow, lavender light blue, and pink. Do the brown centers of the sunflowers AFTER THE YELLOW DRIES. If colors blend in a way you do not want, then use clear water on a brush and a tissue to lift it out, then after it dries, try again.

I hope you create a masterpiece.

(c) Adron D. 1/23/18

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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.

Scroll down for the link to download the free PDF of this worksheet. 

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Printable How To Paint A Cardinal Bird Worksheet

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If the file above doesn't work the PDF below will be better.

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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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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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If you have problems printing CLICK HERE to visit my how-to-print page for some suggestions or try the updated link below that should print better.

Printable How To Paint A Palm Tree Worksheet

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If the photo file above is not cooperating with your printer the PDF below will work better.

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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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