Styrofoam Art Prints

Recently I have been coming across different sites with folks doing prints using recycled Styrofoam containers. I saw a few of them, but the one that stuck out was the red cat print that I saw on Pinterest.   I have been looking at stamp kits for kids, but felt they were too pricy, this came into my view right on time. What a neat idea it is! I jumped right on it. Before trying it out with the group of kids I do art classes with, I decided to try it together with my kids. Here are the awesome results we got!

 

Take a look at how we made them here:

http://www.happyfamilyart.com/Printing-With-Styrofoam.html

Snowman Painting: Let It Snow

Inspired by the first snow of the season, I have been drawing and painting snowmen.  Lots of them.  They are easy to draw and it is fun to get them to do funny things. 

Here is a quick and easy way to draw a snowman.  I wanted a "Let It Snow" painting with it.  It is fun to do and looks very pretty. 

I used Folk Art Acrylic Paint, a flat medium paintbrush and a small pointy one.  I also had a 9x12 inch stretched canvas that had an old sketch on it.  I washed the sketch off using water and a kitchen towel, let it dry and then used for these two adorable snowmen.  

To see step by step directions with photos for every step, please look on my website here:

http://www.happyfamilyart.com/Snowman-Acrylic-Painting.htm

Dragons

Sponge Painting of a Garden

This sponge painting of a garden is very simple and easy to make, it is especially good for really young kids. I made it with my 5 and 11 year olds and they both enjoyed it.  

What you'll need is a canvas board that we used previously and the picture just didn't come out well. A re-used or new canvas board would work well, or if you don't have that, some heavy duty paper would be good also.

You will also need sponges of different shapes and sizes.  They don't have to be shaped like flowers, just be creative with how you use them.  For some of the shapes I bought cheap sponges in a .99 cent store and cut them out as flowers or leaves. We also had some rectangular sponges to go along. A few small sponge rollers for the background. For paint, "My Studio" Acrylic Paint in colors of your choice works really well, but that's up to you! We picked light green, white, dark green, orange, purple and blue.

 

 

 

To see the instructions please visit my website here:

http://www.happyfamilyart.com/Sponge-Painting.html

 

 

Paint The Town

Take a look at this art lesson! It is a painting of a town with buildings and trees.  It might look daunting at first, but with these easy step by step instructions you will be surprised as to how good it will come out at the end.  The most important thing is not to get discouraged when you are half way done, but to carry it through to the end.  It is all made of basic shapes and little details make it beautiful! Painted in watercolor, a bit of acrylic and ink.

 

To view the instructions please go to my website here:

http://www.happyfamilyart.com/Street-and-Buildings-Painting.html 

 

I also put up the final version of this painting on Etsy, to see the listing, please click here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/123423733/original-watercolor-and-ink-painting-of

Forest in the Summer Time Painting

Take a look at the new art lesson we have put together on Happy Family Art!
 



Check out these step by step easy instructions, with photographs, on how to make this beautiful painting of Summertime Forest with Acrylic Paint. Best suited for teen to adult!

 

This painting of a forest in the summer time is most appropriate for teens to adult. It is fairly simple to do. The most important thing to remember is: THERE IS NO WRONG WAY TO DO IT! Don't make it exactly as it is here, make it your art. Put your own trees, and leaves and grass, and hills. These are just general guidelines. Have fun with it and enjoy the process!

To view the entire instructions for the complete painting please visit our website page for this project over here: http://www.happyfamilyart.com/Forest.html