Watercolor Pet Portrait Lesson for Kids

Supplies
Watercolor Paint
Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Paint Brush (small round)
Water in a container
Paper towel or rag
Micron pen or fine tip waterproof marker

Steps.
1. Tape edges of Paper (optional)
2. Draw your animal portrait in pencil (I will draw a dog if you want to follow along)
3. Add the name at the bottom in big block letters if you want to
4. Draw over your lines with your pen and erase pencil lines
5. Paint it in using watercolors
6. Let it dry and remove tape

Adaptions
For younger children, draw it with the sharpie or fine tip pen from the beginning
Use only two colors to paint it in.

Extensions
Use watercolor techniques to add texture to your painting
Create 5 portraits of animals and hang them side by side

Books with anthropomorphic animals
Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (or any of her books with illustrated animals)
Comets Nine Lives by Jan Brett
Goodnight Little Bear by Richard Scarry
For older children The Redwall Series by Brian Jaques

Watercolor
Animal Portrait
Movies
The Fantastic Mr Fox
Peter Rabbit
The Rescuers
And my favorite animated series Bluey

Homework
Illustrate a person you know. Draw it with a waterproof fine tip pen or marker, then paint it in
with watercolor

Vocabulary
Portrait

Tips
Make sure the marker or pen you are using is waterproof

This tutorial was made by McCall Johnson for Mr Otter Studio
Music A Piano Tale by Immersive Music
Purchased music license from PremiumBeat.com

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