Easy Watercolor Valentine's Painting
Create a fun and simple watercolor rainbow heart painting.
Print Tutorial
Equipment
- Small Paintbrush
- Pencil
Supplies
- Card Stock or Watercolor Paper
- Liquid Watercolors or Watercolor Palette
- Post-it or extra paper to make a small heart template
Instructions
- Cut out a small heart from a folded piece of paper.
- Lightly use your pencil to trace around the hearts. Start in the middle of the paper and try to evenly space them out.
- To start paint one side of the heart with red using a small brush. Add water to your brush and pull the paint to the other side.
- Repeat this process, but use two different colors that are next to each other.
- Let paintings dry completely.
Optional Steps
- Use a white oil pastel or pen marker to add a little crescent shape on one side of the top of the heart.
- Add a cool colored wash to the same side of each heart.
Notes
- You can change the watercolor paint colors to fit your own color scheme.
- Less is more with watercolor sometimes. Don't overwork the hearts.
- You can trace them diagonally or straight across. Either pattern will work.
- If making Valentine's cards from your paintings, consider buying premade watercolor cards.
Cost: under $5