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Painted and Doodled Stars Tutorial

I feel like I have stumbled upon my newest art series for my own art.  Earlier I wrote a blog post about how to make watercolor doodled flowers.  Using a similar technique, I made watercolor mandalas.  I have a new painting to show you with watercolor and doodled stars.   These were all made by starting with watercolor paints and then doodling on top with thin markers.

Discover the magic of watercolor with our creative arrangement of doodled stars and flowers in various sizes, all set against a bright background.

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1.  Start by lightly sketching stars with pencil.  Keep them loose and rounded if you’d like.

Discover the art of doodled stars with simple pencil outlines on a white sheet of paper. Follow this stars tutorial to create whimsical designs effortlessly.

2.  Use watercolor paints to paint the stars.  I like how watercolor looks when more than one color is blended together.  While one color is still wet, drop another similar color on top.

Doodled stars of varying sizes, beautifully watercolored on a white background.

Watercolor tutorial of colorful doodled stars in blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and pink on white paper.

3.  Use a sharpie marker to begin outlining the stars.

Colorful doodled stars of various sizes and hues scattered on a white background.

4.  Use the black Sharpie to add details, designs, doodles and dangly things to the stars.  Doodle around the edges and also create some patterns and designs on the insides.

Colorful, hand-drawn and doodled stars of various sizes and designs scattered on a white background.

4.  Use a thin Micron pen to make additional doodly details.

Colorful, painted stars of various sizes and patterns on a white background with doodles of smaller stars and shapes.

5.  Color in some of the doodles with colorful brush markers or colored Sharpies.

A hand doodling a star with blue and red pencil on a partially colored, star-themed coloring page.

5.  Use a white paint marker to make accents and embellishments on top of the colored areas.

Close-up of a hand using a marker to add details to colorful, doodled stars on a piece of paper.

Here are my finished stars!  This technique can be used with any type of shape… hearts, flowers, lettering.. the possibilities are endless.

Colorful, hand-drawn stars in various shapes and sizes with decorative patterns on a white background.

 

 


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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

7 Responses to Painted and Doodled Stars Tutorial

  1. Lisa Fochesato says:

    Love this. ✨

  2. kara says:

    this is a fabulous idea with such easy and fun directions…. allows for so much creativity… I love how you explain your lessons

  3. Barbara McCrory, 701 Plantation Estates Drive, Rm. 227, Matthews, N Carolina. 28105 says:

    I want to help Seniors enjoy the fun of Art ,’. I live in a wonderful Senior community
    where we have an active Program Planner. We ve a big room. We have supplies.
    I will be glad to spend a regular time each week helping residents learn and enjoy
    Creating a variety of projects.

  4. Wendy says:

    I just discovered your fantastic artisbasic.com. Did you use watercolor or mixed media paper for the Painted and Doodled Stars from 2016? I’m looking for what paper to use for your projects that have watercolors. You are so creative!! Wendy

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