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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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 a Simple Landscape Printable Worksheet

Here is an easy project that offers some tips for painting a watercolor picture of a simple landscape

This is an elementary picture form, but it makes good practice for a beginner.

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How to paint a simple landscape in watercolor worksheet. 

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PRINTABLE PROJECT NOTES.

Copy the design onto 140 lb watercolor paper. This is the heavy paper that does not buckle when it gets wet. If it is too hard to trace through the heavy paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining through.  If you want to make a larger picture, try enlarging it on a copier before tracing.

Wet parts of the sky randomly and then swish in some blue but be sure to leave some areas white for the clouds. Under-paint the background trees with a light mustard color it is like tan but keep it pale and watery. Under-paint the trees and grasses with a watery yellow. Under-paint the path with a watery, muddy brown. Use some muddy blue on the tree trunks. Keep everything watery at this stage.

While the color is still damp, add brown to the background trees.

Dabb green, yellow, and light brown in the foreground trees. Keep it damp but not wet.

Use long back and forth sweeps of the brush to fill in green, yellow-green, and brown-green grass.

Mix blue and brown for the dark areas on the tree trunks.

Dab brown and green-brown for the bushes under the trees.

After the sky is dry, add a little watery brown or yellow in the clouds, the color should be thin and very pale, so it looks a little off-white.

As you are painting, be sure to pay attention to how dark the background trees are, and the foreground trees are lighter and brighter.

Before the background dries, use a little water and blend the colors and make sure there is not too much detail showing.

Dab more yellow and green into the foreground trees. As you dab, look for patterns so that the shape is not flat. Use brown-green for shadow areas in the tree.

Remember to add the dark background trees between the trunks of the foreground trees.

Use the tip of the brush to draw details.
Use the tip of the brush to draw the texture in the path in brown and gray. Also, use the tip of the brush to draw the texture on the tree trunks in dark gray. Use the tip of the brush to draw more texture in the foreground grass by drawing a few darker green lines across the grass.

(C) Adron D. 3/25/16

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How to Paint A Mountain Meadow.

This printable how to paint a mountain meadow art lesson and worksheet below is perfect for the beginner and the young artist. It helps provide a foundation for basic painting.

This is a simple project to help the beginner get a little guidance on painting a basic picture. 

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How To Paint A Mountain Meadow

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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

Start by tracing the project onto some 140 lb watercolor paper, this is the paper that is heavy and will not buckle when it gets wet. If you have problems tracing through the paper hold it against a window with light coming through and you will be able to see to trace.

If you want to make a bigger picture then use your printer to enlarge the design.

FIRST WASH
Using clear water wet the sky with back and forth strokes of a large brush while leaving some parts dry. While it is still wet use a smaller brush and lay in some watery blue, but leave the white areas to look like clouds.

Use watery purple, lavender, and violet and mix the colors on the paper to make the mountains, be careful that it doesn't get muddy.

Under paint the distant trees and meadow in yellow.

LET IT DRY.

SECOND WASH
Mix a darker purple and lavender and use a small brush to draw cliffs and ridges in the mountains.

Use green over the yellow to on the trees. Let some of the yellow show through.

THIRD WASH
Make a darker green by adding brown and with a small brush add texture and shadow to the trees. Let some lighter green and yellow show through.

THE MEADOW
With your smallest brush use green and add texture to the meadow. Use long sweeping lines for the distant meadow.
For the near meadow use your brush to draw circles and then fill in the spaces between the circles so the yellow shows.
Take your time on the meadow. It may take as much time as everything else, but that is what makes the picture so beautiful. Keep working the foreground greens so they are darker.

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

(c) Adron D. 2/18/16

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.

Remember to set your printer to color.

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For help with printing, CLICK HERE to visit the how-to-print page for some suggestions. . You can try one of the updated links below that should print better.

How To Paint A Mountain Landscape Worksheet

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.

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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 the Mission Bell. Worksheet.

I am glad to share my how-to-paint a mission bell art lesson and printable worksheet.

This is a nice little art lesson for the beginner. Parents and teachers will be able to use it in class and at home.

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How to paint a picture of a mission bell. 

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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. For this project, I used Strathmore 300 series; it is ideal for beginners, and you can buy it at Michaels or Hobby Lobby, both of which offer great coupons online. If your paper is too thick to trace through, place it against a window with the light shining through, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

I used a small Windsor Newton travel set of paints for this picture, but any decent paint will give you good results. The first layer of color should be watery and not very brilliant but pale. Use a large brush for the first wash.

Wash in the sky with watery blue color.
Wash the green for the bell.
Mix yellow and brown for a sandstone color and wash in all the walls.

LET THE FIRST STEP DRY.

SECOND WASH
Use a smaller brush.
Mix violet and green for the first shadows on the bell
Mix violet and the brown-yellow for the shadow inside the arch and under the edges.

WHILE THAT DRIES
The next step will not be so watery.
Mix red and brown and deepen the color of the bricks on the front. Leave spaces between the bricks.
Mix orange and yellow and go over the bricks on the sides; remember to leave spaces between the bricks.
Mix violet and brown for the shadow on the crossbeam.

FINISHING TOUCHES
Use your smallest brush.
Mix blue and violet, and green to go around the very darkest areas of the bell.
Mix brown and violet for the edges around the bricks.

I hope you paint a masterpiece!

(c)Adron 1/22/16

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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 is peaceful, and the waves are long and low.   This worksheet will help the young artist build 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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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 Hobby Lobby 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 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 economical 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 trace 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) A. E. Dozat 11/22/15

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