Koi Fish Pond | Cookies and Canvas for Kids |Acrylic Painting Tutorial Step by Step

VIDEO DESCRIPTION
This painting tutorial will take you through a fun and easy to follow, step-by-step painting lesson on how to create this colorful image of fish in motion surrounded by lots of plant life. You'll learn to paint "Koi Fish Pond" with basic painting strokes, intuitive mark-making, and an impressionistic background intended to resemble an underwater illusion. Using only 3 brushes and 7 colors we'll create a lively painting full of joy and energy. You'll learn how to give realistic shape to these exotic aquatic creatures nestled in Lily Pad filled water, adding flowers that pop off the canvas in this natural landscape. So come discover your inner artist and let's paint our canvas and eat some cookies!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 inch flat bristle brush, #8 round, #1 round brush
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, cobalt blue, mars black, chrome yellow, fire red, green oxide, burnt umber (brown)
Other: #2 pencil, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

STEPS:
1. #2 pencil - Outline the fish
2. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint the water with blue, green and white
3. #8 round brush - Paint first layer of fish with white and brown
4. #8 round brush - Paint fins and whiskers with white and brown
5. #8 round brush - Paint lily pads with white, green and yellow
6. #1 round brush - Finish fish with red, yellow, black and white
7. #8 round brush - Paint lotus flowers with white, yellow and red
8. #1 round brush - Signature with black
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CRANBERRY OATMEAL COOKIE RECIPE
Makes 16 COOKIES / Prep time 10 minutes / Cook time 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), very soft
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats (not instant or quick cook)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 cup dried cranberries

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray; set aside.
2. To a large bowl, mix together the the egg, butter, sugars and vanilla.
3. Add the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, cranberries and stir to combine.
4. Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, form mounds and place on prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart.
5. Bake for about 10 to 13 minutes (shorter for super soft cookies, longer for more well-done cookies), don’t over-bake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
6. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving.
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