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How to Make a Watercolor Mandala

By Marcia Beckett | October 11, 2016 - 4:25 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, painting, pattern, personal artwork, symmetry, watercolor

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A hand with painted nails coloring an intricate mandala design with a black pen, creating a beautiful blend of patterns and shapes.

Earlier this summer I wrote a blog post about how to make watercolor doodled flowers. These mandalas I created were made with a very similar technique. Both these mandalas and the flowers were made by starting with watercolor paints and then doodling on top with thin markers. Products I Use (Amazon Affiliate links are used) Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections: Tropicals Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections: The Classics Sakura Koi Brush Pen Set Sharpie Permanent Marker, Fine Point Sakura Micron Ink Pen … Read more… →

Watercolor Flower Doodles– Easy & Fun!

By Marcia Beckett | July 15, 2016 - 5:43 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, drawing, watercolor

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Colorful, hand-drawn flowers in various shapes, sizes, and patterns on a white background, enhanced with delicate watercolor accents.

I hope you are having a good summer. I have spent some time doodling with watercolors, my favorite artsy thing to do. Today I am going to show you how I transform puddles of watercolor to flower doodles. Here is an example of a finished watercolor flower doodle. This step-by-step is fun, summery art project for you or your kids to try. I like to share what is fun and exciting for me, because maybe you will take something from … Read more… →

Studying African Masks: 3rd Grade

By Marcia Beckett | February 28, 2013 - 6:14 am |July 5, 2024 African, drawing, masks, third grade

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Colorful, abstract face drawing with geometric shapes and patterns, featuring a big head, prominent eyebrows, and dots. The design is inspired by African masks.

The 3rd graders studied Africa in their social studies classroom and we learned about African masks in art class. The students watched a video that explained about the functions of masks, celebrations, rituals and materials used to make the masks. (Crizmac Tribal Designs video) Using markers, the third graders drew their own masks. The students were encouraged to include human and/or animal features and to personalize the masks with colors and designs of their own choosing. When we made … Read more… →