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Watercolor Circles- Expressive Faces or Flower Doodles

I haven’t posted much lately because I’ve been focusing on other things– I’m in charge of the cookies for our Girl Scout cookie sales and that is like a part-time job! Also, I’ve been getting ready for my presentation at NAEA. If you are going to the NAEA conference, let me know.. I would love to meet up with new people! I have a lot of fun art journaling exercises prepared, including this one- using watercolor circles as a launching point for creative doodling.

Here are two sheets you can use to print out and practice on. Or, of course, you can make your own watercolor circles (which I think is the most fun part!). Download the PDF version here: Sheet One. and here: Sheet Two

What can you do with watercolor circles? Take your Sharpie markers, colored pencils and paint markers and turn the circles into flowers!

Watercolor Flower Doodle
Watercolor Flowers with Pen and Marker

Check out the full blog post about turning watercolor circles into flowers!

What else can you turn these circles into? You can make expressive faces!

A colorful watercolor drawing showcases cheerful, circular creatures with expressive faces, adorned with ears, wings, or tentacles, and a small rainbow.
Colorful watercolor blobs with expressive faces, horns, and tails in various expressions. One says "I got da pox!" and another "Planet Alien." Some are adorned with playful flower doodles.
Colorful watercolor circles with cute animal faces and various expressive faces, including happy, winking, and angry.

These flowers and faces are fun to cut out and put on art journaling collage pages. If you try this, show me pictures! I’d love to see what you create.


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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.

3 Responses to Watercolor Circles- Expressive Faces or Flower Doodles

  1. Kara Sabatella says:

    Marcia, kudos to you for teaching at NAEA!! This is such a dynamic art project with so much POSSIBILITY. thanks very much for the practice pages too.

  2. Ruthie says:

    LOVE these! – I will be at the NAEA conference too, so let’s meet up.

  3. Mrs. Harness says:

    Fantastic. I hope to use these for my kinders.

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