Dandelion Puff Watercolour Art Project

This is a beautiful spring project. I saw this project on Art Room Britt’s blog. You can check out the original post here.

Time required:

45-60 min

Materials:

  • Watercolour paper

  • Watercolour paint

  • Paint brush

  • Water cup

  • Pencil

  • Thin tipped Sharpie

  • Optional - Masking tape

Steps:

  • Start by drawing your dandelions. It would be a good idea to look at images of some to note the details. You can do it in pencil first, then trace with a thin Sharpie.

  • You may choose to tape down your sides to prevent the paper from curling. You will end up with a border in this case.

  • Choose a cool or warm colour palette.

  • If you’re using watercolour paper that can handle the water put on it, you an apply a wet on wet technique by spreading clean water around the page, and then dabbing on colour to allow it to spread around. Make sure to leave a white space around each puff and seed flying in the air to make it look white and fluffy.

  • Leave to dry.

  • NOTE: If you don’t have watercolour paper, you could draw a ring around the puffs with a white crayon or oil pastel and use regular paint. It won’t have the same effect as the bleeding watercolour but will still turn out beautifully.

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