How to Make An Impressionist Style Painting With Markers And A Squirt Bottle

Looking for a fun art project to keep the kids {or grandkids} busy this weekend? Check out this cool little tutorial on how to make an impressionist style painting with markers and a squirt bottle. 

The Girl used to make these “paintings” all the time when she was younger. She loved that no matter how many times she would draw the same scene over and over again, every time the final result would look a little different because the movement of the water couldn’t be controlled completely. 

We were talking about how much fun these little paintings were the last time she was here, and since I had all the supplies on hand, she made one so I could share it one the blog. 

It’s one of those projects that can take 5 minutes, or an hour. It all depends on how much your kids like to draw. 🙂

Here’s to a creative weekend, 

~Mavis

Supplies

• Pencil
• Washable markers
• Watercolor paper
• Squirt bottle filled with water

Using a pencil, lightly sketch your drawing. The Girl chose a puffin perched along the seashore. 

Using the markers, color in the main parts of your picture. 

Then go back and add a little more detail or background color if needed. 

Once you have the background color done, grab a quirt bottle and turn the knob so the water will produce a fine mist when you pull the trigger. Test this out a few times to make sure you’ll have a fine mist and not a forceful burst of water.

Place the drawing on a clean, flat surface outside like a porch or a walkway. 

Holding the water bottle over the drawing at about three feet off the ground, carefully spray a fine mist of water over the drawing.  Repeat until you are happy with the amount of blending. 

Let the paper dry completely before bringing it inside to hang on the fridge. 🙂