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SUPPLIES
Americana® Acrylics
- Bright Blue (DA351)
- Cadmium Yellow (DAO10)
- Irish Moss (DA312)
- Lamp (Ebony) Black (DAO67)
- Lavender (DAO34)
- Teal Green (DA107)
- Teal Mint (DA332)
- Tuscan Red (DA265)
- Vivid Violet (DA232)
- White Wash (DAO2)
Galaxy Glitter™
- Big Bang (DGG09)
- Supernova Berry (DGG17)
Other supplies
- scissors
- wax paper or freezer paper
- extra fine permanent ink marker
- watercolor paper (or any heavier weight paper that can be torn)
- paintbrushes (small)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Gather supplies: Small paintbrushes; watercolor paper; freezer paper; fine-tip permanent ink marker; and a variety of Americana Acrylic paints and Galaxy Glitters. I will show Royal Fuchsia and Supernova Berry as an example of the technique.
- Cut a piece of freezer or wax paper approximately 6" x 6" and place small dots of paint randomly on its surface.
- Lightly fold over the freezer or wax paper, squishing the paint.
- Open the folded freezer or wax paper to reveal a paint blot.
- Cut or tear the edges of the watercolor paper to fit the paint blot image.
- Press the paper with the paint blot image onto the surface of the watercolor paper.
- Slowly peel off the paper and reveal a new image.
- Think what this image looks like to you. For example: This image looked like a poodle to me, so I filled in the negative white spaces with the same color of paint to make the image more apparent. Have fun and let your imagination run wild.
- Let dry completely. Add details with a permanent fine-tip marker. Hand-write "Happy Valentine's Day". Or add a TO: and FROM: for the Valentine's Day for school.
- Embellish each valentine with Galaxy Glitter for some sparkle.
- These will all turn out differently. That's the FUN of it. Use a variety of colors. And think of fun things to say with each of your Valentine's.
- You can simplify your color palette to black and red to make grown-up versions of these Valentines.
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