Project# 12 Water colour flowers
..this project is painting water colours in the wet on wet method to create loose images of flowers
What you will need:
*8 x 10 in. water colour paper
*water colours, brushes and cup for water
*one bamboo skewer
*black India ink
*hair dryer (optional)
step one:
..take a clean brush and dip in the water and wet the entire surface of the paper
step two:
..take different colours of the water colour and dab small amounts of the colour to allow the paint to bleed on the surface. Proceed with this step till you get the desired effect.
step three:
..take the hair dryer and dry the entire surface – the surface can be a bit damp, but not wet
step four:
..take the bamboo skewer and draw lines on the surface creating the outlines of the flowers
you can also blow dry this surface when you are done drawing
project images from readers here... » » »
Very lovely- I'm digging the 70's vibe!
Posted by: the pesky bombolino | March 26, 2008 at 01:45 AM
guess what we are doing today. . .
Thanks again! love it love it love it! Sarah
Posted by: Sarah Rittmeyer | March 26, 2008 at 06:30 AM
I really like this project and I bet I could convince my little person to do it with me! Thanks for the great idea (again).
Posted by: Annie | March 26, 2008 at 08:42 AM
This is lovely!
Posted by: ChristineMM | March 26, 2008 at 09:43 AM
that's so pretty!
Posted by: tacoma florist | March 26, 2008 at 05:34 PM
Hi, I just recently discovered your blog and wanted to say thank you for sharing your beautiful craft ideas. I recently did the plaster relief with my four year old and it was so much fun, easy and turned out fantastic. We cant wait to do more.
Posted by: Shea | March 31, 2008 at 03:21 AM
I saw your project on The Crafty Crow. It's beautiful and I can't wait for us to try it. I just need to find our watercolor paper!
Posted by: Cami | April 01, 2008 at 09:07 AM
Those are beautiful! I love your projects. -Jean
Posted by: The Artful Parent | April 03, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Can't wait to try this- a very achievable project for the kids in terms of mess factor AND attention span. THANKS
Posted by: Tina A | April 06, 2008 at 03:53 AM
So pretty!
Posted by: MamaShift | April 07, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Lovely results--I'll definitely try this.
Posted by: Michelle at Scribbit | April 08, 2008 at 12:24 PM
This is great. I'm definitely going to do this with Wren & Mr Bump.
And I'm adding you to my blogroll.
Thanks for all the great ideas, Irene :)
Posted by: Jane @ Kidzarama | April 19, 2008 at 04:16 AM
I tried this for Mother's Day with my class. They were beautiful. Thanks for the great ideas!
Posted by: Kim | May 12, 2008 at 01:20 PM