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being creative Marcia Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308258673884732796noreply@blogger.comBlogger674125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548792312971412371.post-40351583874751831992018-06-10T13:37:00.004-05:002018-06-10T13:37:59.235-05:00Art Journal Pages<br />
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Here is the first one. I call it Fox on Top.<br />
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Above is a watercolor painting I made of a seahorse.</div>
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This one was made by my 7 year old, Daria. </div>
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Earlier this summer I wrote a blog post about <a href="http://www.artisbasic.com/2016/07/watercolor-flower-doodles-easy-fun.html">how to make watercolor doodled flowers.</a> These mandalas I created were made with a very similar technique. Both these mandalas and the flowers were made by starting with watercolor paints and then doodling on top with thin markers.
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Here are the secret steps to this technique. :)
1. Start by tracing a circle in the middle of your paper with pencil. I used a round lid. Then build off of it by drawing simple shapes repeating around the circle. Keep it loose and don't worry about them looking perfect. Trace larger circles or freehand draw circles around the outside. Again, aim for it to be somewhat symmetrical, but don't fixate on perfection! You could use a compass, but I wanted both of mine to be more loose designs.
<img alt="Watercolor Mandala Step by Step" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12505" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/056-740x664.jpg" height="664" width="740" />
2. Start painting around the circle, using <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0197FGETY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0197FGETY&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=65e11078d087c8c04f842b13ede5c11c">watercolor paints.</a> I mostly chose to repeat the same color in the same shapes around the circle, but you can do it multi-colored or however you want! One of my favorite watercolor techniques is to make a wet wash of color (like the purple in the center, below) and then while it is still wet dab or dot in other colors (the red).<img alt="Watercolor tutorial" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12531" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/059-2.jpg" height="620" width="740" />
3. Keep on going this way, blending and adding color to various sections. I like to layer similar colors on top of each other (like blue and violet). Have fun with it. If it's not perfect, don't worry, you will add more color with markers later.
<img alt="Watercolor Mandala Steps" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12506" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/064-740x712.jpg" height="712" width="740" />
4. Once you are satisfied with the amount of paint, use your <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3KRMFI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00K3KRMFI&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=1970b2fbfb8486da31a92f115554222e">Micron fine line pens</a> to add line patterns and designs. Use a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U2O5XHE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00U2O5XHE&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=e5718ff2ff02e05836e503606c878766">fine point Sharpie</a> to outline some of the areas. Turn your paper around and around as you go. Continue adding doodles, lines and patterns. Consider <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/517280707175901580/">using pattern sheets</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003HHF7WE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003HHF7WE&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=8780c7bfeff07b34e5755171db3df90e">Zentangle books</a> for ideas.
<img alt="Doodled Watercolor Steps" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12508" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/065-740x555.jpg" height="555" width="740" />
5. After (or while) adding black doodles, think about how you can add more color to the picture. I love using <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008734D50/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008734D50&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=62c8b51d6dd23832c4de306199af7afd">my Sakura brush markers</a> (they are expensive, so I don't use them with students) to color, but any markers will do!
<img alt="Watercolor Mandala Directions" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12510" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/131-740x555.jpg" height="555" width="740" />
6. You can add white dots or lines on top of the colors with a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044D5NPQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0044D5NPQ&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=db1e6821fb410ea27a17fbb56d01c5ba">white paint marker.</a>
<img alt="Watercolor Mandala Directions" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12512" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/133-740x555.jpg" height="555" width="740" />
7. After you are happy with the majority of your mandala, you can make additional doodles or creative "dangles". I like having little doodles hanging down.
<img alt="Watercolor Mandala with Doodles" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12513" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/138-740x461.jpg" height="461" width="740" /> <img alt="Watercolor Mandala" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12518" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/149-740x555-1.jpg" height="555" width="740" />
Here is the finished watercolor mandala!<img alt="Finished Watercolor Mandala" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-12516" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/watercolor-mandala-834x1024.jpg" height="909" width="740" />Okay, that was fun, right? I'm going to show you the progress photos of another watercolor mandala I made.. using practically the same steps.
<img alt="Watercolor Mandala" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12519" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/062-740x691.jpg" height="691" width="740" /> <img alt="Watercolor Mandala Tutorial" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12520" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/063-740x689.jpg" height="689" width="740" /> <img alt="Watercolor Mandala Tutorial" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12524" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/146-740x610.jpg" height="610" width="740" /> <img alt="Watercolor Mandala Tutorial" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12525" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/147-740x675.jpg" height="675" width="740" /> <img alt="Watercolor Mandala Tutorial" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12526" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/150-740x628.jpg" height="628" width="740" />
<img alt="Go Make Art Watercolor Mandala" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-12527" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Go-Make-Art-Watercolor-Mandala-1-1024x886.jpg" height="640" width="740" />
Thanks for reading! Do you like making watercolor mandalas? Share in the comments.
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<img alt="Christmas Tree Collage for Kids" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12889" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Christmas-Tree-Collage-for-Kids.jpg" height="1700" width="1000" />
What you will need:
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OVG40E/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OVG40E&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=8e736762d8a9ffa8d5954748c1045839" target="_blank">watercolor paints</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vivid0e0-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B001OVG40E" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li>
<li>pencil</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027AAIS0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0027AAIS0&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=341bcd2e5d7f241453ab7e3d5acd9dc9" target="_blank">watercolor paper</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vivid0e0-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B0027AAIS0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li>
<li>paint brush</li>
<li>cup of water</li>
<li>markers. For my own art, I prefer <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0008G8G8Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0008G8G8Y&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=9544c281f995d89b1181766b350c0e86" target="_blank">Micron markers</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vivid0e0-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B0008G8G8Y" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008734D50/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008734D50&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=e7924e6772eec68d983e8a6565e3c822" target="_blank">Sakura Koi markers</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vivid0e0-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B008734D50" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q4KEK2Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00Q4KEK2Y&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=c9c3f493873d5b181fc991cab1d04551" target="_blank">Molotow White markers</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://pipsticks.com/refer/Marci-SDRZASDP">stickers of your choice</a></li>
<li>glue</li>
<li>magazines</li>
<li>assorted paper scraps of your choice</li>
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1. Begin by drawing a Christmas tree shape on a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027AAIS0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0027AAIS0&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=341bcd2e5d7f241453ab7e3d5acd9dc9">piece of watercolor paper</a>.
<img alt="2016-12-16-13-09-15" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12890" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-13.09.15.jpg" height="658" width="1000" />
2. Start by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OVG40E/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001OVG40E&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=8e736762d8a9ffa8d5954748c1045839">painting in the sections of the tree</a> with various shades of green. Get your brush nice and wet while painting.
<img alt="2016-12-16-13-10-11" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12891" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-13.10.11.jpg" height="571" width="1000" />
3. While the paint is still wet, I like to dab in other colors that are similar (yellows, turqouises, different shades of green). The colors blend and spread in a way that is unique to watercolors.
<img alt="painting-the-christmas-tree" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12906" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/painting-the-christmas-tree.jpg" height="636" width="1000" />
4. When you are finished painting the tree, let it dry for several hours.
<img alt="Watercolor Christmas tree" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12894" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-14.10.07.jpg" height="1312" width="1000" />
5. While it is drying, take some time to gather the items that you will use to decorate the tree. I have a stash of paper scraps that I keep handy for projects like these. Use scrapbook paper, previously painted pages, magazine cut outs or <a href="https://pipsticks.com/refer/Marci-SDRZASDP">stickers.</a> I happened to have an astronomy magazine which had some really beautiful celestial images as well as some children's magazines that had that moon image.
I also belong to a really fun Stickers of the Month club called <a href="https://pipsticks.com/refer/Marci-SDRZASDP">Pipsticks</a>, where I get a curated package of super cool stickers sent to me every month (kind of like those makeup bag of the month kit or Barkbox.) If you<a href="https://pipsticks.com/refer/Marci-SDRZASDP"> use this link</a>, I get a referral credit!
<img alt="2016-12-16-14-51-12" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12895" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-16-14.51.12.jpg" height="611" width="1000" />6. When your tree is thoroughly dry, you can start decorating! Cut out wavy line shapes for garland or use markers to draw them on. Stick on star stickers, magazine cut outs or draw stars in the sky. Choose something festive to add to the top of your tree.
<img alt="Tree in progress" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12909" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Tree-in-progress.jpg" height="630" width="1000" />
I outlined the tree sections with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0008G8G8Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0008G8G8Y&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=9544c281f995d89b1181766b350c0e86">black Micron markers</a> and added additional doodling to the bottom of the tree.
<img alt="christmas-tree-collage" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12903" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/christmas-tree-collage.jpg" height="750" width="1000" />
7. Cut out ornament shapes from your painted papers, scrapbook paper scraps and magazine pages. Put stickers on the tree for ornaments. Place a bird or animal sticker to be sitting on the tree. Outline any stickers that need defining. After I started decorating, for some reason I began using green <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008734D50/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008734D50&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=e7924e6772eec68d983e8a6565e3c822">markers</a> to color on top of the actual tree. I didn't like it, but it was too late so I had to keep going. If I did this again, I would just leave it with the watercolor paints only.
<img alt="Detail shot of tree" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12908" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tree-detail2.jpg" height="685" width="1000" />
8. Finally, in my opinion, white accents make everything better! I used my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q4KEK2Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00Q4KEK2Y&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=c9c3f493873d5b181fc991cab1d04551">white paint marker </a>to add dots on to the garland and tree.
<img alt="Tree detail" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12907" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tree-detail.jpg" height="685" width="1000" />
Here is the finished image! When you are done, you can frame it and hang it as a Christmas decoration or you can photocopy it and use it as a Christmas card.
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<img alt="christmas-tree" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12905" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Christmas-Tree.jpg" height="1311" width="1000" />
<img alt="christmas-tree-angle" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12902" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Christmas-Tree-angle.jpg" height="690" width="1000" />
What do you think of this idea? Do you like collage as much as I do?</h2>
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Here is the coloring book that I was gifted to review.<br />
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First, let's talk about the art in the coloring book. The designs are very beautiful, with lots of patterns to color. Each page has Bible verses or sentiments. This would be lovely to use with your own family, a kid's group at church, vacation Bible school or maybe as a free-time option in a Christian school. (Clearly I would not use this in a public or non-religious school setting.) </div>
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I could use the elephant image below in my classroom (removing the religious words) by using it as an inspiration for an art project by challenging them to draw their own animal with doodled patterns inside. </div>
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The lettering on these pages are very fun and creative. If I taught in a religious setting, I could use these quote pictures as examples and have the students create their own lettering design of a Bible verse or song. The book shows many examples of different styles of lettering. </div>
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<img alt="Bird Coloring Page (1200x994)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12285" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bird-Coloring-Page-1200x994.jpg" height="530" width="640" /> </div>
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One of my ideas this school year is for students to design their own hot air balloons for a bulletin board about "soaring" or "taking off". This hot air balloon is a nice example with decorations and patterns on the inside. </div>
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This image reminds me of a quilt or Kente cloth pattern. </div>
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<img alt="Love Coloring Page (1200x803)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12289" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Love-Coloring-Page-1200x803.jpg" height="428" width="640" /> </div>
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Here are my two cute kids using these coloring pages. When we color, we go all out. Colored pencils, markers, whatever we have laying around. My daughter Daria gets to use <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008734D50/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008734D50&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=0aab5f9bd4b80256da2cdab65cdd6963">my fancy markers</a> because I know she will be careful with them. Desmond gets the cheaper ones. </div>
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Here is Daria's page. I think she is quite talented for a 6 year old. But don't all parents? Desmond lost interest after a few scribbles.</div>
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Here is one of my finished pages: </div>
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Now some of you are probably saying, "Coloring books?? Coloring books are creativity killers!!!" (I have heard art teachers say that before.) You might think that, and you can have your own opinion and I will have mine. I don't subscribe to the belief that coloring books kill creativity. If a child uses a coloring book sometimes and draws on their own plenty too, I think that is fine. My daughter colored in coloring books a LOT when she was 2, 3 and 4. She also drew on her own constantly. She is a very creative little girl and has very good penmanship and ability to draw what she sees. She comes up with all kinds of creative drawings, so I just don't see the correlation between coloring books and un-creative kids. Obviously I don't think an art teachers should just give coloring pages to kids all the time. No way! But at home? For fun? Why not!
If you are still skeptical, I wanted to show you these awesome creative artworks put together by using coloring pages (not the ones from this book.)
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Amy Carey Stine, an art teacher from Ashburn, VA, shared this lesson on Facebook. With her permission, I am reposting it for you. She said, "After Christmas all my seventh graders wanted to do was color in their new coloring books. If you can't beat them, join them! So, I presented to them, "Coloring Book REMIX." We studied surrealism and Prismacolor technique."
They colored in the pictures and then cut them apart to make new collage compositions! Here are her gorgeous results:<br />
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I hope you are having a good summer. I have spent some time doodling with watercolors, my favorite artsy thing to do. Today I am going to show you how I transform puddles of watercolor to flower doodles. Here is an example of a finished watercolor flower doodle.<br />
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This step-by-step is fun, summery art project for you or your kids to try. I like to share what is fun and exciting for me, because maybe you will take something from it and create your own spin on the idea.
Here's what you need:
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LBZFN6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004LBZFN6&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=0730b67cfc7f2714e3b28728c83c20dd">Watercolor paints</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vivid0e0-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B004LBZFN6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and/or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026T8JEW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0026T8JEW&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=a4574c001b6d2d6f26791471f22dfb7e">Metallic watercolor paints</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vivid0e0-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B0026T8JEW" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ENFQ48/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005ENFQ48&linkCode=as2&tag=vivid0e0-20&linkId=fec75ec3d494a22ec5304738aaf178d6">Black fine point permanent marker</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vivid0e0-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B005ENFQ48" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li>
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Step 1: Dip your brush in water and create a small puddle of water on your paper. Dip your brush in a color from your watercolor palette. Touch the puddle with the color and watch the colors spread.
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Drop in additional colors to create different effects.<br />
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Fill a whole page with the watercolor blobs.<br />
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Step 2: Allow your watercolor puddles to dry. Use permanent black marker to outline the puddles. Or, you can draw flowers right on top, radiating from the center of the petal.<br />
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Step 3: Draw flower petals in various shapes and sizes around the outside of the outlined puddles.<br />
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You can stop right there, or you can add additional color with brush markers or your other favorite type of coloring tools.<br />
Step 4: Add additional color and patterns with markers. Use a white paint pen on top to make highlights and embellishments.<br />
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I had so much fun, I covered several sheets of paper with watercolor flower doodles.<br />
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<img alt="Flower Doodles " class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12212" src="http://www.artisbasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Flower-Doodles-740x544.jpg" height="470" width="640" /><br />
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Great news! I have been <a href="http://www.schoolartsdigital.com/i/673330-sum-2016/20">published in the Summer issue</a> of School Arts magazine.<br />
I wrote an article about artwork my students made after learning about the art of contemporary artist Justin Vining. You can <a href="http://www.schoolartsdigital.com/i/673330-sum-2016/20">read the article here</a>. I wrote a blog post last year all about this project: <a href="http://www.artisbasic.com/2015/03/inspired-by-artist-justin-vining-abstract-whimsical-landscapes.html">Inspired by Artist Justin Vining.</a><br />
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School's out for summer! For those of you who don't know, I teach K-6 art full-time during the school year. Most of my blogging energy gets put into my teaching blog, <a href="http://www.artisbasic.com/" target="_blank">Art is Basic</a>.<br />
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It's interesting how the coloring book craze has taken over. If you walk into a craft store or Barnes and Noble, you will see a big display of them. I even saw some adult coloring books at a gas station. People have asked if I have gotten into coloring books, but I usually just like to draw my own pages, like the one above.<br />
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I have been working on a new creative project, which is not watercolor, not collage and not drawing! What is it? A planner for club or scout leaders! So my <i>plan</i> is to create all the pages of this special planner and then get it printed for myself to use. Also, I will put the files as a bundle in my shop so if anyone else wants to purchase a download, they can do so. I'm also thinking of getting a bunch of them printed and then selling actual physical planners from my two online shops: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Art-Is-Basic" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/marciabeckett?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.<br />
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So what will make these planners special? Well, the purpose of them is for club or scout leaders. After my first year of leading a Girl Scout troop, I realized that using my personal calendar, plus the online tools were making it very confusing. I decided that for next year I needed one paper planner that was only for Girl Scouts. Can you believe I couldn't find any physical bound planners for Girl Scout leaders? I asked in a Girl Scouts Facebook group and people used teacher planners, but covered up the headings with stickers and re-purposed pages. I was thinking how it would be really useful to have a planner that has the calendar pages, but also pages for attendance rosters, contact information of members, badges or awards earned, meeting agendas, future ideas and so forth. My intentions are not to make it specific to Girl Scouts (there are copyright issues with that anyways) but general enough for leaders of other clubs to use as well (like a church scouting group or Student Council). <br />
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The digital clip art I have gotten from commercial use websites such as Pixabay.com or Creative Market. Some of the digital art I alter with color, cropping, rotating, etc. I think the pages are pretty cute. I still have several hours of playing around with the other pages before I'm ready to send them off to the printers. I am making the calendar pages from June 2016 through all of 2018, so the planner would be good for 2 years. What do you think so far? Any suggestions or tips for printing? Any pages you think I need to include in a club leader planner?<br />
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My daughter has been coloring in it and I have been using the images to use as reference for drawing. The cute little figures in the middle are Shopkins. My daughter has been obsessed with collecting these Shopkins and we decided to draw some of them one day. If you don't know what Shopkins are, they are these little figurines of household items and foods that have cute faces on them.</div>
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My New Year's goal is to create at least one artwork per month just for me! So, that is a total of 12 artworks. I go to a book club and they helped me come up with that goal. It is a very attainable goal and most months I make at least one artwork anyways. It has just been so hard to find time to do anything for ME. </div>
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This is one I drew a few years ago.<br />
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My six year old daughter Daria also wanted to make a coloring page!<br />
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Flower collage on an art journal page<br />
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