Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
Watercolor crayons are such a fun way for children to explore using watercolor. My children love them. The call them "magic crayons"!
Step 2
For this self-portrait project I first asked Emma to look at herself in a mirror and look at her smile, her hair, skin, eyes, and everything that makes her look like Emma. Next, she drew a picture of herself on the watercolor paper using just a pencil.
Step 3
When she was finished, I went over her pencil with a black permanent marker.
Step 4
She colored in her portrait with the watercolor crayons.
Step 5
It already looked so beautiful! She was very excited for the next step.
Step 6
With a little water, Emma lightly painted over her drawing. She was captivated by the colors blending and spreading across the page.
Final result!
I love the mixed use of materials this project entails. This is definitely one for the wall!
