Galaxy Watercolor Tutorial
This galaxy watercolor art is an easy, fail proof, fun space art project
Supplies
- Watercolor Markers
- Watercolor paper
- Paintbrushes
- Salt
- Glue Pen
- Tape
Instructions
- 1. Prepare Your PaperTrim bookmarks to measure 2 by 7 inches. Tape down paper with tape. Use a glue pen or masking liquid to draw stars and dots onto the paper. Let dry for a few minutes.
- 2. Add Marker Colors: Scribble in colors of your choice, adding a little black towards the edges and corners.
- 3. Wet the Paper with a Few Water Droplets: Add droplets of water, and gently blend the colors.
- 4. Blend the Colors Gently: Using soft slow motions, gently blend the colors. Do not over mix! Let the colors blend into one another naturally. You will see the stars we drew in step 1 resist the watercolor.
- 5. Sprinkle Salt: While the paper is still wet, sprinkle salt all over. This salt and watercolor create magic! Let dry overnight.
- 6. Rub the Salt off the paper: Using clean fingers, rub the salt off of the paper.
- 7. Peel the tape: Carefully peel off the tape to finish your galaxy watercolor art.
Notes
Galaxy watercolor art is very forgiving, you just need to let the water do all the work for you here. The key here is to not over mix the colors especially if you want all the colors to stand out individually.