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Easy Cartoon Bird Art Project For Kids

Use this step-by-step tutorial to make rainbow or color wheel birds for your next art project.
Print Tutorial
rainbow cartoon bird drawings on table.
Prep:5 minutes
Creating:25 minutes
Dry Time:15 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes

Equipment

  • Pencil
  • Paintbrush

Supplies

  • Washable Markers
  • Watercolor Paint or Bleeding Tissue Paper
  • Permanent Black Marker
  • Heavy Drawing Paper or Watercolor Paper w

Instructions

  • Draw 6 simple birds by drawing 6 oval or circular shapes.
  • Add eyes, beaks, wings and any other bird details.
  • Outline birds with black permanent marker.
  • Erase any extra pencil lines.
  • Paint the background of your project with 1 or 2 colors of watercolor paint. Leave the birds white.
  • Let fully dry.
  • Add color inside the birds in ROYGBV order. If using the washable marker technique, trace inside the black lines with a washable red to start.
  • Use a small paintbrush dipped in water to turn the marker into paint. Try not to get the "paint" inside the beak or eye.
  • Let dry.
  • Color other details such as the beaks with marker to complete the painting.

Notes

  • Washable Marker + Water On A Small Brush: this is a fun way to "paint" without as much mess. You need to test this method first to make sure that your markers and paper will bleed. Sometimes the combo doesn't always work the best depending on your supplies.
  • Blue and purple bleeding tissue paper can also be used to create a fun background instead of watercolor paint.
Author: Erin
Cost: under $5