art 31 - india ink trees (elementary)

INDIA INK TREESElementary

Materials

• 12” x 12” White Paper

• India Ink

• Plastic Sheeting

•Water Bucket

•Markers

•Watercolor Paints

•Brush

•Straw

•Vinyl Gloves

Step 1: Trees

Cover work surface with plastic sheeting.

Use vinyl gloves if needed to protect hands from India Ink.

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One drop of India Ink at the bottom edge of white piece of paper.

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Use a straw to blow ink drop up towards top edge of paper to create first tree.

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Continue using only one drop of India Ink at a time before moving on to the next drop.

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Fill up entire white paper with at least ten India Ink trees from the left side to the right.

Step 2: Leaves

India Ink trees must be completely dry before painting tree leaves.

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Pick one primary or secondary color to begin painting leaves on trees.

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Make sure to alternate between trees to leave room for a second color paint.

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Pick a second primary or secondary color to fill in the rest of trees.

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Keep leaves on top half of trees only leaving the bottom half of paper open.

Step 3: Ground

Use the two chosen colors from the tree leaves to fill in the very bottom of paper to create the ground.

Step 4: Outline

Use a complementary color marker to outline the first color chosen for tree leaves.

i.e. green leaves outlined with a red marker.

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Use a complementary color marker to outline the second color chosen for tree leaves.

i.e. orange leaves outlined with a blue marker.

Step 5: Sky

Now that all tree leaves have been outlined begin to paint the remaining white areas for the sky.

Choose a watercolor paint not used on the tree leaves.

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Make sure every area of sky around leaves, trees and ground is painted in.

Let dry and hang on the wall to enjoy!