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Plant Paintbrush

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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. 

What material did you pick for your paintbrush? Did you enjoy painting with it? Let us know in the comments!

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