Using the above tips, like adding shadows under each snowball, making your snowman lumpy, and adding character to his crooked carrot nose, will really help you to paint unique looking snowmen with lots of personality.
Paint a Simple Snowman With These 7 Helpful Tips!
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In This Article.
- Give These 7 Tricks a Shot to Paint the Cutest, Squishiest Snowman Ever!
- Give Your Snowman Bumps and Lumps to Create Squishy Depth
- Let’s Talk About Snowmen Paint Colors
- Painting a Snowman’s Face
- Painting Your Snowman’s Twig Arms
- Ideas for Customizing Your Snowman Painting
- Easy Snowman YouTube Tutorials for Beginners
- Key Pointers to Help You Paint a Cute Snowman
- What About You? Does Painting Snowmen Help Get You into the Holiday Spirit?
Give These 7 Tricks a Shot to Paint the Cutest, Squishiest Snowman Ever!
The easiest way to get yourself into the holiday spirit is to paint a simple snowman. Snowmen are a safe bet because they aren’t too Christmas-y but they sure do have a magical way of transporting you back to your childhood!
You’re going to see me referring to your snowman painting as “simple”…. A LOT. It’s just my way of reminding you to use this time to relax and enjoy. Allow yourself to get lost in the process and take a time out from the hustle and bustle. Think of this as a way for you to relax and keep that holiday spirit in top form. Instead of “Netflix and Chill”, you’re going to “Paint and Chill”, my friend!
Now, before you start planning your snowman masterpiece, I’m going to give you a few tips for success and, I’ll also include some snowman YouTube acrylic painting tutorials so you can get straight to the action. Let’s go!
Give Your Snowman Bumps and Lumps to Create Squishy Depth
The one thing I’ve noticed is there are a lot of YouTube tutorials that show you how to add shadows to your snowman, which is great. Just what we need. Perfect. However, the shadows that are being added to these cute snowmen are rounded and, although snowmen are big balls of white fluff, they aren’t perfectly round and are rarely smooth.
I used to make snowmen all the time when I was a kid and, as an expert in the field of creating them, I can tell you, the best snow to use is the kind that comes from wet snow. It’s not the dusty kind that’s great for skiing, the type you want packs tightly and easily turns to ice from the warmth of mitten-covered hands.
Tip #1: Painting Haphazard shadows on your Snowman
My first tip to help you paint a simple snowman is to make sure to add your darker shadows more haphazardly, with short angled strokes. You can always go back in and soften the edges by painting a few rounded brushstrokes. Think of all the bumpy bits as spots where little hands really packed that snow in good and tight compared to other areas. This will give you a clue as to the shapes you’ll be wanting to make with your shadow colors.
Tip #2: Defining Your Snowballs
Don’t forget to add shadows underneath each snowball. If you just stack the snowman’s head on top of his body, he’ll look more like he’s melting, which is perfectly okay if that’s what you’re going for but, poor lil guy! Let’s keep him nice and firm by adding at least a bit of a shadow between the snowballs, ‘kay?
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