Easy Watercolor Painting with Crayola Washable Markers

I have been excited to share this fun watercolor painting technique since Valentine's Day.

I don't claim to be a real watercolor artist, but this is just as fun as if I really knew what I was doing! ha!

If you have Crayola Washable Markers handy, you're already half way there. Just find a paint brush, plastic wrap and a little water and you're good to go!

Making Your own Watercolor Paints

SUPPLIES:
-Crayola or other washable markers  (*I've only tried Crayola)
-Plastic wrap
-Containers of water
-Small paint brushes
-Art work to paint

TIPS:

• The markers have to be WASHABLE so the water-based ink can be diluted in water.
• The smaller the paint brush, the easier it is to paint small spaces.
• I searched for "coloring pages" online and printed these images onto blank cards.
• The more water you add to your paintbrush, the more muted or "water-color-like" your colors will be.
• Paint may trickle off the plastic wrap, so work on a surface that can easily be wiped off.
• If you drip paint on your art where it shouldn't be, just paint over it! (***see below)

DIRECTIONS:
Step 1:
Lay a piece of plastic wrap down on a hard surface. Have containers of water, brushes, markers and artwork ready.

Step 2:
Color markers directly onto plastic wrap.

Step 3:

Dip your brush into clean water.

Step 4:
Dip your wet brush into the marker ink on the plastic wrap. *The more water you add, the more diluted or muted your colors will be. It's fun to try different amounts and even mix colors!

Step 5:
Paint on your artwork, re-dipping your brush in water and color as needed.

Here's the finished owl card.

***And see those little hearts to the side? Those used to be red paint smudges that I just turned into hearts. So easy to cover up little mistakes and no one would ever know. Except now they will, but whatever.

  

I love the vibrancy and variety of paint colors, much brighter and diverse than you can find in regular little watercolor paint sets.

If you'd like watch and learn? I've included video tutorials of me painting the owl and cupcake cards on my youtube channel.

Try it yourself! If I can paint watercolors then anyone can!♥

{Watch} me paint the Owl card


{Watch} me paint the Cupcake card

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