Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
It's so fun to see how many pretty shades you can get -- just by adding black!
Step 2
Maddie drew her butterfly, then divided it into sections to be painted.
Step 3
We found it best to start with small puddles of pink, and Maddie began with just a couple of drops of black, gradually increasing as she went. She had five colors total.
Step 4
Maddie now used a popsicle stick to mix the colors. You could even use the other end of the paintbrush.
Step 5
Time to paint! "Ooooh -- this color is so pretty!" Maddie said, more than once.
Step 6
We let the butterfly dry, then Maddie cut it out...
Final result!
...and pasted it onto another (similarly colored) piece of paper. So many beautiful shades!
