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Supplies:

• Paint
• Plastic trays
• Paper
• Eye droppers
• Water
• Straws
• Paper cups

Steps:

1. Put paint into paper cups and use the water to thin out the paint.
2. Put your paper on a plastic tray.
3. Dip an eye dropper into the watered down paint and drip it onto your paper.
4. Gently blow the paint drips through a straw to spread the paint across your paper.
5. What kind of designs can you make?

July is World Watercolor Month! Many illustrators use watercolors to paint pictures in children’s books. If the watercolors are transparent (see-through), they can be used by themselves or in soft layers. Some watercolors are opaque, (not see-through).

Here is a list of a few illustrators who use watercolors, (in red). Find the book by looking under the author in the JEasy section of the library, or by asking your friendly librarian. Look closely at the pictures and see if they look transparent or opaque. Don’t forget to pull out your own watercolors, and give watercolor painting a try! Click on the pdf link below to see the list of books:

Supplies:

• Paint
• Q-Tips
• Paper plates or pie pans
• Paper

Steps:

1. Put paint on plates or pans.
2. Dip the Q-Tips into the paint and use like paintbrushes.
3. Experiment! What kind of designs can you make?