Plant Paintbrush
Time:30 min
Difficulty:Easy
Have you brushed up with your painting lately? Why not try this new kind of paintbrush?
Here’s what you need:
- Sticks, twigs, or branches
- Natural materials (Leaves, flowers, branches, rocks, flowers, grass, or pinecones)
- Tape
- Acrylic paint
- Paper sheets: old magazines, newspapers, mailers, or seasonal cards (whatever you can find!)
Here’s how you make it:
Step 1: Head out to your favorite outdoor space to gather materials for your paintbrushes! Sticks are a must but the rest is up to you! You can use flowers, sticks, leaves, pinecones, or anything else you find.
TIP: Make sure you don’t disturb any animal habitats while you’re gathering your materials!
Step 2: When you’re back home, find your biggest sticks and tape some of your natural material to it. Try doing brushes with different materials to get many textures!
Step 3: Dip your paintbrushes into your paint and start playing around! What kind of textures do you get? Can you do long strokes or big splotches?
Step 4: Let your paintings dry. That’s it! You’ve done art with your plant paintbrushes.
Sooooooooooooooooooo cool I’ll try it when I’m home from vacation.