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Watercolor Watermelon
It's summer and also #WorldWatercolorMonth, so what better way to #CreateInPlace right now than to make this cool watercolor watermelon painting!
SUPPLIES
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watercolor paints (pink, dark green, light green, black)
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watercolor paper
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paintbrushes
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cup of water
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palette
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pencil
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ruler
STEPS
- Use a pencil and a ruler to draw a watermelon wedge
- Fill in the top of the wedge with pink watercolor
- Use a paintbrush with clean water to blend the paint
- Vary the thickness of paint and make some areas darker than others
- Use dark green watercolor to paint the rind.
- Leave a white space between the green and pink.
- Paint a lighter green above the dark green, and let the two mix.
- Use a paintbrush loaded with fresh water to lightly blend the light green and pink.
- Use a small brush to lightly dab on the seeds.
- Let dry. (afterward, you can darken the seeds by adding another light dab of black paint).
