Valentine's Day love card to do with kids! A mixed media combination of soft pastel and markers. Step-by-step drawings and video tutorial of a flamingo are below! Enjoy with your loved ones! xoxo https://youtu.be/5rh5i7oZTko
Valentine’s Day animation videos! xoxo
https://youtu.be/4IJUgIHgssQ Animation fun with soft pastel drawing and plastic hearts! Digital, hand drawn and photo animation tutoring is available for kids of all ages at http://www.nikaartdecor.com Photo animation with apps for Valentine's Day! xoxo Please see the video! https://youtu.be/_1Fy3yZsfv4 https://youtu.be/Xa6nwg0VD9A Oil pastels and markers love motif! Photo animation is added later for more fun!
Art time for little ones! 2 years old and up
You need a paper towel carton cylinder (I cut it into 3 smaller cylinders), cotton swabs and acrylic paint. Please watch a video tutorial below and enjoy! 🙂 https://youtu.be/YB1MgAmdT_s
Flowers doodle drawings for kids!
When I was a kid, I was drawing/doodling on the walls and furniture (love you mom & dad), then I became an architect! If your kids are doing the same, let's doodle together! You will need a watercolor set, watercolor paper, brushes and a jar with water. Watch a quick tutorial below and doodle for … Continue reading Flowers doodle drawings for kids!
Architecture time for kids! Spatial study with straws
Is it a city with skyscrapers or a rocky mountain chain, or, perhaps, a mysterious wood? Kids love to create at any age - it is never too early to develop their spatial imagination and help them to explore! As an architect, I love abstract compositions and environmental clusters. This project is a fun experiment … Continue reading Architecture time for kids! Spatial study with straws
Winter dream – gouache drawing for 10 years old and up!
Join our studio for another gouache drawing of a beautiful winter trees! There are 2 video tutorials available for you to watch and enjoy the process of creation! Kids will need gouache paint set, several brushes (thicker and thinner), a jar with clear water and a pencil. https://youtu.be/ifE4qoPDZdw Part 1. https://youtu.be/eNyI2G2A1_s Part 2.
Winter magic with gouache – pine cones!
https://youtu.be/ifE4qoPDZdw Drawing with gouache is fun for kids! Although it is sometimes considered to be a separate form of paint, gouache is really an opaque form of watercolor. A big plus in working with gouache that it can be thinned with water like watercolor, but it can also be very thick and rich. It can … Continue reading Winter magic with gouache – pine cones!
Valentine’s Day kids challenge!
Rock painting is always fun! What could be better than to draw your favorite animal for Valentine's Day as a gift for someone or even for yourself! 😉 Materials & tools: rocksacrylic paint (and a primer to prepare the rock surface)pencil and paint brush / or acrylic markers (if you are not using paint)clear top … Continue reading Valentine’s Day kids challenge!
Watercolor flowers for kids – 5 years and up
https://youtu.be/i3EVFCwZD0I Watercolor technique is one of the most beautiful, but at the same type challenging, technique. The only was to succeed in this medium is to practice, and practice every day, step by step, little by little. Lots of artists share their experience with watercolors and 99% of them agree, that practice and patience is … Continue reading Watercolor flowers for kids – 5 years and up
Fish pond drawing lesson for 4 years old and up!
https://youtu.be/GHujo_BywvA Today in class with kids we were drawing a Fish pond with color pencils (or crayons) & markers and dreaming of summer warmth! Kids used a watercolor paper, as it gives some nice texture, when you draw water with pencils or crayons. Below I posted step-by-step photo gallery of this class. Enjoy!!! 🙂
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