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Painting in Watercolor:
Easy Pinwheel Project
by Margaret Crowley-Kiggins, FWS
Introduction: This is a watercolor painting project easy and fun for the young artist or
aesthetically challenged, as well as the advanced painter. It is and excellent way to
experiment with watercolors and try various techniques without worrying about messing up
anything or making something ugly, because you will always end up with a pretty pinwheel.
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Here is a list of what you will need to begin: 6" square paper (stiff
enough to take watercolor paint and some manipulation, but not so stiff that it resists
bending) pencil with an eraser fine point permanent black marker ruler or straight edge
watercolor paints, brush, water, and white crayon straight pin and 2 pretty plastic beads
that will be used to hold the pinwheel in place on pin. |
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Using the straight edge and pencil, make an "X" on the paper
square by drawing lines from corner to opposite corner.
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Using the permanent marker, make a dot in the center of the
"X" and draw lines from each corner towards the center, using the pencil
guidelines, but only go about 2/3 of the way in.
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Paint both sides - try using the white crayon to do designs before you
paint to see a cool "resist" technique.
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When your designs are finished and dry, use the scissors to clip the
marker lines toward the center.
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Take the straight pin and place one bead on it.
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Using the beaded pin, poke every other tip of the painted square and
then through the dot in the center.
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Place the remaining bead on the pin, behind the pinwheel, and then poke
the pin into the pencil eraser, being careful not to go all the way through (ouch!).
Now blow on it and see if it works... Make some more for all of your friends! |
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