Art Processes

I made my first art HOW TO USE IT:

process notebook when I first I recommend printing this
became a public school ebook and putting each page
teacher. As a trained artist - in a sheet protector in a
I knew there were so many notebook.
wonderful ways of using Refer to this book for
paint. process art ideas and for
inspiration for projects.

The issue I had was not

remembering a process until
after a special art project and
thinking - dang-it - I could
have used the salt!
This notebook has been a
huge resource for me.
 A Palette of Techniques

Salt and Rice and Watercolor Wax Paper and

Watercolor Watercolor

Painter’s Tape and Wet-on-Wet- Alcohol and

Watercolor Watercolor Watercolor

Plastic Wrap and Scratched Paper and Oil Pastel and

Watercolor Watercolor Watercolor
 A Palette of Techniques

Wax Candles and Crayon Rubbings Sharpies and

Watercolor and Watercolor Watercolors

Paint and Pencil Paint and Q-Tips Straws and Paint

Easers

Bubble Wrap Splatter Paint Monoprints

Printing
 A Palette of Techniques

Monoprints and Scraped Paint Soft Pastel

Markers Marbling

Glue ad Soft Pastels Bubble Printing Salt Wash Over

Crayons

Shaving Cream Shaving Cream Paper Batik

Paint Marbling
 Salt and Watercolors

Materials:
Table salt and/ or rock salt
Watercolors/ Brush
Construction paper or heavier paper

• Apply a wash of color to the paper.

• Drop salt into wet paint and let dry.
• Brush off the salt.

TIP: Table salt will produce smaller shapes and rock salt will
make larger shapes. The salt repels the pigment.
 Watercolors
Rice Textured Painting

Materials:
Construction paper or heavier
Watercolors (I recommend using dark colors)
Brushes
Rice

• Lay a water color wash on paper surface.

• While paint is still wet drop some rice on the paint and leave it
there until dry. Then brush off rice.

Tip: Paint will be darker around where the rice sat. Very cool!
 Watercolors With Waxed Paper

Materials:
Waxed paper
Heavy paper
Watercolors/ brushes

• Place a watercolor wash on the paper.

• While paint is still wet, cover it with the wax paper
• let it dry before removing.

Tip: you can also use aluminum foil and bubble wrap in the same
way.

 Painter’s Tape

Materials:
9 x 12 Paper
Painter’s tape
Watercolor paints and brushes
Water and containers, etc.

• Create a picture with the tape or put tape randomly to create an

abstract painting.
• Paint over the tape and paper.
• Let painting dry and them gently remove the tape.

TIP: You can tape on top of the painting after it dries to paint again –
creating layering and depth.
 Wet-on-Wet Watercolors
Materials:
Heavy Paper
Watercolors and brushes
Water

• Brush plain water over entire surface of paper.

• Dip moisten brush into watercolor & brush onto wet paper.
Color will spread.
• Rinse brush & add another color.

Tip: You can paint a sky & ground let painting dry. Then add
details with tempera.

Tip: You can draw a shape and just wet it with water and the
paint will stay inside the wet area.
 Watercolors and Alcohol

Materials:
Rubbing Alcohol
Watercolors
Q-Tips
Heavy paper

• Paint an area of your paper where you desire this effect.

• Dip your Q-tip into a little bit of the rubbing alcohol.
• Dot the wet watercolor paint.
 Plastic Wrap Painting

Materials:
Plastic wrap
Water color or watered down tempera
Construction paper (9 x12) or heavier

• Paint entire surface of paper.

• Place a sheet of plastic wrap on top of the wet paint.
• Let plastic wrap wrinkle to create lines and textures.
• Leave wrap on top of paint until dry.
• Remove wrapping.
 Scratch Paper Watercolors

Materials:
Large Nail, Comb or Toothpicks
Watercolors
Brushes
Heavy weight paper

• Lightly draw a picture with a pencil.

• With the nail, scratch on top of the pencil marks. Scratch so
that there are lines in the paper. (You can also just scratch the
paper randomly).
• Erase any pencil markings.
• Paint the entire paper. Watch to see the scratched lines appear.
 Watercolors and Oil Pastels

Materials:
Oil Pastels
Watercolors/ Brushes
Heavy Paper

• Draw on paper using the oil pastels.

• Apply a watercolor wash.
 Watercolors with Wax
Candles

Materials:
White wax candles (Taper- Style)
Watercolors/ Brushes
Heavy Paper

• Draw on paper using wax candles.

• Apply a watercolor wash over the waxed area.

Tip: Candles produce a more pronounced line than using a white

crayon.
 Watercolors Texture
Rubbings
Materials:
Textured surfaces such as
Tennis shoe bottoms
Small bubble wrap
Woven placemat
Peeled crayons
Photo copy paper
Watercolor brushes

• Select a texture and place your paper on top of it. Rub the side
of the peeled crayon across the paper. The texture will appear.
• Water color the textured design to create a dynamic abstract
painting.
It’s that easy!
 Watercolors and Permanent
Markers

Materials:
Permanent markers (Sharpies)
Watercolors
Brushes
Heavy Paper

• Draw a picture using the sharpie.

• Paint with watercolors.
 Pointillism Technique
Pencil Easer

Materials:
Paper
Pencil with new eraser
Paper towel
Small Paper plates
Tempera Paint

• Draw a picture or abstract shapes

• Create a paint pad by folding a wet paper towel to fit in the paper
plate. Paint/ soak with paint. Make a paint pad for each color you
will use.
• Gently press the eraser on the paint pad.
• Press on to the paper. Fill up each color area with dots.

 Pointillism Technique
Q-tip

Materials:
Paper
Q-tip
Paper towel
Small Paper plates
Tempera Paint

• Draw a picture or abstract shapes

• Create a paint pad by folding a wet paper towel to fit in the paper
plate. Paint/ soak with paint. Make a paint pad for each color you
will use.
• Gently press the Q-tip on the paint pad.
• Press on to the paper. Fill up each color area with dots.

 Drinking Straw Painting

Materials:
Paper
Watered down tempera Paint
Drinking Straws
Paint Brushes

• Place a puddle of the tempera mixture on the paper.

• Point the straw where you want the paint to travel and blow.

Tip: you can create great trees and spiders.

 Bubble Wrap Prints

Materials:
Paper
Tempera Paints
1” Wide brushes
Bubble wrap roll/ Scraps
Trays /Print surface
Masking tape

• Prepare Printing surface and tape down a square of bubble

wrap at least as big as the paper.
• Paint bubble wrap with desired colors
• Place paper on top of the painted bubble wrap and smooth
hand across all of the paper.
• Lift paper off and let dry.
 Toothbrush Splatter Painting
Materials:
Paper
Paint
Old Tooth Brush
Wire strainer
Pencil

• Splatter paint with tooth brush by dipping tooth brush into paint.
• Hold a pencil in you left hand (or non dominate hand) over the paper.
• Tap paint-loaded tooth brush on pencil or scrape toothbrush over a
wire strainer for a finer more controlled splatter.

Tip: Splatter yellow and white on black paper for space effect.
Splatter white on dark blue for snow effect.

Tip: Cut out shapes from file folders, place on paper and splatter over
the shape! Remove shape after paint dries to see. Try this with leaves.
 Paint Brush Monoprints
Materials:
Large trays or prepared surface
Tempera Paint
Paper
Paint brushes (I like 3 inch brushes – any size will work.)

• Paint on the tray or prepared surface. (Paint randomly or with a

design.)
• While still wet lay a blank piece of paper on top of it. Smooth
and press the top of the paper.
• Lift it off and let dry.

Tip: Remember anything you paint will print reversed so writing

is not recommended.

Tip: Use different colored papers to create different painted

papers
 Painted Paper Monoprint
with Marker

Materials:
Large trays or prepared surface
Tempera Paint
Paper
Paint brushes (I like 3 inch brushes – any size will work.)

• Paint on the tray or prepared surface. (Paint randomly or with a

design.)
• While still wet lay a blank piece of paper on top of it. Smooth
and press the top of the paper.
• Lift it off and let dry.
• Make markings with colored markers.
 Scraped Paint

Materials:
Construction paper
Tempera Paint
Paint Scrapers
Brushes

• Brush on the desired paint on to paper.

• Scrape through the wet paint creating the texture.
• Let dry.
 Marbelized Paper Using
Soft Pastels

Materials:
Dish tub
Box of soft pastels
Wire Strainers
Paper cut to fit inside tub of water

• Fill tub with cool water ¾ full.

• Scrape selected soft pastels over strainer into tub (Scraping
should float on the top of the water) Use at least 2 colors for best
results.
• Gently lay paper on top of soft pastels shavings.
• Lift and let dry.
 Soft Pastels and Glue

Materials:
Black paper
Bottles of Glue
Soft pastels

• Draw a design using the glue bottle.

• Students work directly on the paper using glue. Do not pre-
draw with a pencil as it will show through the glue!
• To create good glue lines, the bottle should always be pulled (not
pushed) and should be squeezed at the same time. (You will
want a fairly thick line of glue.)
• Let the glue drawings dry overnight. (it will dry clear and look
shiny black.)
• Color with soft pastels or paint with tempera.
 Bubble Painting
Materials:
Dish Tub
Liquid dish soap
Tempera paint in a dark color (blue works well)
Drinking Straws
Water
Paper cut to fit inside tub

• Fill tub ½ full with water.

• Add a generous amount of dish soap (1/2 cup plus) mix into
water.
• Add ¼ to ½ cup tempera paint and mix into water.
• Using straw blow into the water until the tub fills up with
bubbles (you want the bubbles to go over the top of the tub).
• Gently lay paper on top of bubbles. Let paper sink until just
above water then remove.

• Tip: If your bubbles are not leaving a print. First add more paint
then soap -- it can take a lot!
 Salt Water Wash Over
Crayons

Materials:
Dark blue construction paper
Crayons
Table Salt
Water

• Draw a winter picture that covers most of your paper. Try using
lots of lines like those in the example.
• Make a salt wash by mixing 1 cup hot water with salt. Add salt
to hot water and keep adding until the salt will no longer
dissolve (saturation point).
• Paint the salt wash over the winter pictures.
• Let dry.
 Shaving Cream Paint

Materials:
Shaving cream
White Glue
Tempera Paint
Dixie cups
Popsicle sticks
Paper

• Spray shaving cream into Dixie cups.

• Squeeze in glue (about 2 large squeezes). Stir with popsicle stick.
• For snow, add a squeeze of white paint or add the color of your
choice as needed for your project.
I use popsicle sticks to paint with as you can scoop up the paint
easily.
 Shaving Cream Marblizing
Materials:
Shaving cream
Food coloring
Cardstock Paper

• Spray shaving cream onto a tray or piece of foil. Spread it out

with the end of a cardboard piece (cardstock).
• Drop food coloring on top of shaving cream.
• Use a toothpick or pencil to swirl through the drops of food
coloring.
• Lay the cardstock on top of the shaving cream and gently press
the paper into the shaving cream.
• Pull off the cardstock and scrape off the shaving cream.
 Paper Batik
Materials:
Construction Paper
Crayons
Tempera Paint
Brushes
Sink or tub of water

• Draw a picture with the crayons.

• Color the entire paper leaving no white spots.
• Gently immerse your drawing into a basin of water. Crumple
up the picture squeezing into a ball while in the water.
• Smooth it out on a newspaper. Wipe off excess water
• Paint over the entire picture with a dark color tempera that has
been watered down.
• Let dry. Wet a paper towel and remove paint.

Tip: The painting will not lay flat after it has dried, flatten with a
low heat iron.
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