Textured Landscape Painting Idea For Kids
This easy landscape painting idea is the perfect way to teach elementary children about how to create texture while painting.
Print Tutorial
Equipment
- Pencil
- Stiffer Paint Brush
- Paint Tray, Palette or Paper Plate
Supplies
- 1 piece 12" x 18" Black Construction Paper
- Tempera Paint green, yellow, blue, purple & white
- Warm Color Tissue Paper
- Brown Oil Pastel
- Liquid Glue
Instructions
Painting the Grass
- Add a light horizon line on the black paper. It can be straight or slightly wavy.
- Place green, yellow and white tempera paint on a paint tray or palette. Dab textures for the grass after picking up two colors at a time on the brush.
- FIll the whole space under the horizon line.
Painting the Sky
- Start with separate blobs of violet, blue and white on a paint tray. Dip your brush into different colors and swirl in the sky. You can leave some black or really fill the sky with paint.
- Let painting dry.
Adding Trees
- Draw three tree trunks with brown oil pastel.
- Add leaves with red, oragne and yellow tissue paper. Wrap tissue paper around pencil end, dip in glue and stick on project.
Notes
Optional Step To Add Shadows
Chalk pastels look awesome on top of tempera paint. You can use a black, blue or purple chalk pastel to add a shadow to the side of the trunk and a cast shadow on the ground.
A little chalk goes a long way and then smudge with your finger. Other Tips
A little chalk goes a long way and then smudge with your finger. Other Tips
- Do not use water to clean your brush. You will not get the same texture feel and kids will end up with watered-down colors.
- Make sure to not mix colors on the paint tray. Children need to understand that if they do that they will not get the variety of colors and tints.
Cost: under $5