How about doing a Mexican Folk art project today? Why do we choose Mexican folk art? stage 1 & 2 Mexican Art is colourful and they are wonderful to create with acrylic paints. And children should learn to appreciate folk art. Folk art teaches the ancient ways of creating simple art. So without any further delay, let’s start with Amate Paintings. What is Amate Painting? Amate is a type of bark paper that has been manufactured since long in Mexico. The painting features colorful flowers, deer, birds and rabbits. Amate also features painting of everyday stories from the community such as fish ..read more

Glitter and metallic pens! Haven’t your children asked for them? These pens make paintings look flashy and appealing. They make the painting sparkle. Children love them. They use not only for their paintings, they even use them to make notes and doodling. Gold, bronze and silver are few of my favorite colors. Other than these metallic ones, we can buy a whole range of other colors available in sets. First paint your picture with any medium. The pens can be used for letterings and highlights. They can also be used to create patterns. How about a starry shiny night? Many use these glitter and ..read more

I am sure as parents, we are confused about what art material to buy online for children. There are so many options available. And then we think, are these art supplies right for my child? Will this make the art look beautiful? Can I preserve this? So here are some art materials I have bought online and used while teaching my daughter and other kids. Working with Artist’ quality paints seems better than student’s quality paint. They have more pigment and look better. There is no hard and fast rule as to what painting medium should be introduced to a child first and when. Children usually start ..read more

Why do you need a white pen or a white marker? And how do you use white paint? Is white only useful when we are painting on a dark surface? White is beautiful and versatile. From creating an entire painting in white to drawing small highlights to create a 3D effect, we find its effects to be unique.  Now we visit white in different mediums and see how to use them. White gel pen Highlight an image with these pens. They work on almost all surfaces. They are bold , smooth, juicy and quite opaque. Sakura gelly rolls white pens are available in 3 different sizes, 0.5, 0.8, and 1.0. Sketch with ..read more

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Many children love to sketch and shade with pencils. It is a beautiful technique that gives dimension to a drawing. Younger children can try pencil shading with colored pencils. Before we talk about how to do pencil shading, let’s talk about what you need to do a pencil shading. And you would not need much. A plain paper, HB pencil and an eraser. But there are a lot of serious stuff that is available in the market which you can buy for your pencil shading project. They give amazing effects to the sketch and they are fun to use too. What type of pencils can you use for shading? What are H ..read more

Any pigment that uses water as its base and is soluble in water, is watercolor. Watercolor is transparent and it gives your art a soft and natural look. Children will enjoy painting with brushes and use water as a medium.  Watercolor is available as watercolor tubes, cakes, pencils, brush pens, inks, and liquid. Each type is suited for a purpose and we are sometimes confused about what to buy for children. Here we discuss what brands are available in India for children. These links are from amazon. Watercolor cakes Watercolor cakes or watercolor pans are a convenient form of watercolor to ..read more

Let’s paint in another famous Indian folk art style called the Kalamkari. We look closely look at some common and easy Kalamkari designs and patterns and then look at the complete paintings. What is Kalamkari? Kalamkari is a form art done on cloth. Here beautiful paintings are painstakingly drawn by hand with a Kalam or a pen on a piece cloth made of silk or cotton. In fact, the cloth undergoes a lot of processing like bleaching, dyeing, starching, block printing before the art is complete. Kalamkari is said to be existing in India for centuries where painters and folk singers used these paint ..read more

Buying coloring pens and markers for kids is not easy when you have so many options available online. Buy sketch pens that are washable for toddlers and colored pens that are permanent for older kids. Buy ultra-fine tip pens, fine tip, broad tip, and chisel-shaped coloring pens. These colored pen sets are available in sets of 6, 12, 24, and even 50.  Here is a guide to help you buy coloring pens for kids. Use right drawing books to use markers and colored. These pens can run through pages. So you need plain paper which is not too thin. Chisel Shaped Markers My first choice of markers for ..read more

Do you feel like painting the rain, now that the monsoons have already started? It is exciting to paint the blurry scenery and the pouring rain. The nature is lush green and it calls for painting with lot of colors. There are many ways to capture the rain. As usual, let’s first visit two artists and see how they paint and capture rain in two different styles. Children above the age of 10 can try painting rain in this style. We will use canvas sheets and acrylic paints to paint this picture.  Pete Rumney painted by 10 yr old Pete Rumney is a contemporary artist from UK.  He is an arti ..read more