An unusual drawing technique opens up a world of fantasies and ample opportunities to even a person who does not know how to draw anything on paper. For a child, these are ideas for self-expression and space for inspiration.
There are many interesting ways to draw watercolors, when it becomes possible not only to get an exciting drawing, but also to have fun with the baby.
Blotography
The method consists in applying an ordinary blot to a sheet of paper. This can be done by simply dropping paint drawn on a wide brush.
After this, the child is invited to think about what his blot is like and finish on the missing details. Perhaps it will be legs, tail or rays. Then the blot comes to life, then you can fantasize and paint the rest of the background.
During the drawing, the child develops imagination through the questions asked. He learns to fantasize and embody his plan on a piece of paper.
Stamp drawing
Unusual drawing techniques for children do not require complex training and unusual tools. You can easily create a masterpiece using ordinary things:
- halves of potatoes;
- apple slices;
- foam sponges;
- cubes from the Lego constructor.
To get a picture, you must first draw a future foundation. It can be a twig, flower stalks, a road where houses will appear soon.
Then any stamp you like is taken and dipped in paint. After applying it to the sheet, a color print is obtained. So you can depict leaflets on a twig, flowers or with the help of Lego bricks, nice houses with brick walls come out.
Drawing autumn leaves
A very exciting and unusual drawing technique, and the drawings are incredibly delicate and beautiful. To do this, you need to prepare and collect leaves. Moreover, completely different specimens will be needed: large, small, red, yellow, rounded or elongated.
Walking in the park with a child on an autumn evening, you should pay attention to the beauty of autumn nature, a riot of colors. Then you can offer to pick up leaves and create a small miracle on a simple sheet of paper.
Leaf print options
There are several ways to get a picture using leaves.
1st method . Invite your child to temporarily turn into a wizard of the autumn forest and go on a journey. It is necessary to select several leaflets that you like and coat them with paints on one side. Then the leaves are pressed against the paper, and prints resembling trees in the forest remain.
2nd method . Young children like it very much, because it does not require special skills, and the drawing looks simply amazing. Together with the baby, lay out 2-3 beautiful leaflets on paper. Further, it is better to secure them slightly with tape so that they do not slip during operation.
Using a sponge or a wide brush, paint is applied over the entire remaining surface, including spread leaves. As soon as the watercolor dries, you can remove the leaves and enjoy the resulting miracle.
Create a fancy drawing
Unusual drawing techniques for children at school will require some preparation and a little patience. But the result will delight not only the kids, but will surprise even an adult.
So, you can invite children of primary school age to create colored paper of their own production. To do this, you will need:
- Paper.
- Disposable plastic plate.
- Watercolor.
- Thick cardboard.
- Shaving foam.
- Cotton buds.
First, the foam is squeezed evenly onto a disposable plate. Then, using a brush, it is necessary to drip in a random order multi-colored paints.
Next comes the time for magic. Using a cotton swab, the paints are gently mixed and a multi-colored, snowy foam is obtained. Now a sheet of paper is taken and pressed all the way to the plate. Excess foam is removed with a piece of cardboard.
When the colored sheet dries, it can be used for further work. The result is a wonderful colored background, which is suitable for all kinds of crafts.
Unusual watercolor painting techniques are suitable even for the smallest kids. A joint work not only brings adults and children together, but also gives many wonderful works that can be framed and decorate the room.
The use of gouache in unusual works
Gouache, unlike watercolors, is heavier and opaque. The colors are saturated, and when dried, they lighten slightly. Unusual gouache painting techniques are based on its properties.
You can offer your child dots. First, the child or adult draws the outline of the future drawing. Then it is gradually filled with paint using cotton buds.
Foam drawing is especially delightful for children. Gouache, diluted in water, gives a stunning rich color. If you dilute different colors in disposable cups and then empty the bulbs, then the resulting foam can portray bizarre landscapes.
To become a wizard, you do not have to have a magic wand. An unusual drawing technique will help to show the child a small miracle.
In the absence of a child, draw a picture of wax from a candle in advance. And then offer the kid supposedly paint over a clean sheet with paints. Surely he will be surprised where such beauty came from on a sheet.
Passion for adults
Adults or older students can try creating a atmospheric drawing using watercolors. Hanging gardens are an unusual painting technique when an image appears by spraying paint from a spray gun.
It is definitely worth trying to portray this miracle in the presence of a child. To do this, apply several strips of different shades of green on top of the sheet. Then spray water from the spray gun, the watercolor begins to flow, bizarrely changing shape and movement.
One of the varieties of such drawing is the appearance of the image on wet paper. There are a number of landscapes that successfully come out only when an unusual painting technique is used.
First you need to teach your child to make the sheet slightly moist. If the paper is too wet, the effect will not work, and the paper will deteriorate. To do this, a piece of cotton wool soaked in water is suitable.
After that, you can use a brush, touching the sheet, to leave traces, thinking through the plot in advance. It can be a rainy day, a city at night or flowers in a fog.
There is no limit in imagination and creativity. Teachers in non-traditional drawing techniques advise using all kinds of material in their work and not be afraid to go for experiments.