How To Paint a Picture of A Robin Bird.

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

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

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

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

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How To Paint A Robin in Tree Worksheet for Watercolor

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You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE ART LESSON NOTES

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

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

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

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

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

(c) Adron 6/3/15

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How To Paint a Picture of Fuchsia Flowers Worksheet

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

In this lesson, the background is muddy to give contrast to the brilliant green and red of the flower. I must admit that I think I might have made a mistake in choosing a dark background. I might try this again with just a light blue background, it would look pretty.

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

Remember to set your printer to color.

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How To Paint a Picture of Fuchsia Flowers 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 LESSON NOTES

TRACE
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If it 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.

DO THE LIGHT COLORS FIRST.
The first layer of color should be watery. Mix a little yellow and green together and wash all the green areas including the background, We will build up darker layers on top of the light ones.

Be very careful not to get any color into the red and white flower.

LET THE FIRST STEP DRY.

SECOND WASH
For the darker greens in the leaves mix a tiny dot of blue with the green.
For the dark background mix blue, green, and red. In some places have more blue-green and in others have more red-green. Play around with it and use a lot of water to the colors blend so it looks like there is something in the dark background.

LET THE SECOND STEP DRY

Use a little light blue just for the shadows in the white part of the flower.

Use a small brush and take your time with the red paint. After you put down the red go back and use the very tip of your brush to draw the detail in the red. Use just a tiny touch of violet mixed with the red to give the shadows.

(c)Adron 5/23/16

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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.

Remember to set your printer to color.

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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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Printable How To Paint A Picture Of A Tulip, Lesson And Worksheet

This is a free easy project that offers some tips for painting a watercolor picture of a simple tulip. 

This is ideal for the beginner and the young artist. It is a simple project and will help the student develop some foundations in mastering watercolor.  The finished painting will be one that the student will be proud of and feel more confident in their abilities.

I created this worksheet and lesson for my own students, and it was well-received by them. I was gratified to see some taking risks in their art and stretching their abilities.

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Printable Worksheet for How To Paint A Picture of a Tulip

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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 an excellent 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. Use do a nervous zig-zag with a medium brush full of watery blue. While it is still wet and dabble a little red blue, so it has a shadowy effect in random places.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Use a medium brush with a watery mix of light green for the stem and leaf.
Use a watery red for the flower.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

THIRD WASH
This step is different since instead of using watery color, use the color a little dryer. Touch the brush to a paper towel or the edge of the palette to make it dryer.
Mix a little red with the green and use a small brush to draw in the basic shadows.
Use the very tip of the brush and draw the lines in the leaves. With a darker green.

Mix a little purple with the red and put in the shadows on the flower.
Use a small brush and use red to draw the lines that are on the flower.

(c) Adron 4/26/16

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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

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

Thank you for your support.

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

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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 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. 

Remember to set your printer to color.

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

How To Paint A Mountain Meadow

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

Thank you for your support.

If the JPEG does not work the PDF below will pint better. 

CLICK HERE for a PDF file.

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