Rainy Day Umbrella Girl Acrylic Painting Tutorial

Learn how to paint a watercolor-inspired rainy day umbrella street scene in this free step by step acrylic painting tutorial by Angela Anderson. Easy to follow instructions guide you through creating your own beautiful canvas artwork. Use watercolor paper or absorbent ground on canvas (2 coats left to dry overnight) to create beautiful splattered effects.

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Peacock Feather Zentangle - Kids Art Class

My kids art class did a really fun peacock feather zentangle drawing last week.  We used watercolor paper for our background and sharpies to do the outlines and patterns of the feather.  Then we colored in the design with watercolor pencils.  They turned out really beautiful. We attached the finished paintings to mat board.

Butterfly Watercolor Paintings - Kids' Art Class

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Dandelion Watercolor - Kid's Art Class

We did a really fun watercolor project this week.  I got the idea from (where else?) Pinterest. 
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Zentangle Pen & Ink Watercolor Paintings

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