Spring flowers 7th and 8th

The first two paintings are from 7th graders that learned how to create an original composition using individual pictures of flowers. I wanted students to create a beautiful garden. The last picture is from an 8th grader that chose to paint one flower. All examples were painted with Kimberly watercolor pencils. They are my favorite thing! You can make your own personal pallet with the watercolor pencils. This is how:

Refer to the last image for reference. Thanks to natureartjournal.blogspot.com for the image.

1: make a swatch of all the colors you want to use

2: activate the colors you need with a wet paintbrush

3: "recharge" the swatches periodically if they start to run dry

And paint!

Some student chose to add watercolor pencil directly to their paper, which is fine, but I think that the pencil is conserved better by making the palette. It makes the pencils last longer.

Supplies: watercolor paper, pencil, Kimberly watercolor pencils, water, pictures of various flowers