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5 Minute Bubble Painting Hydrangea Flowers
This may just be one of the easiest and most fun watercolor flower painting projects, because you don’t even have to “paint”! Love blowing bubbles? Love to paint Hydrangea flowers? You will love today’s bubble painting hydrangea flowers!
When I first stumbled upon an image of bubble paint hydrangeas on Discount School Supplies website, I just knew I HAVE to try it! I had so much fun and made the paintings in 2 ways because I don’t want to stop!
Easy bubble paint recipe
IMPORTANT: use paint and dish soap that are labeled Non Toxic !
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You can buy bubble paint, but it’s very easy to make your own! I tested a few mixes, and the one I am really happy with is 1 part (by volume) non toxic acrylic paint, 1 part non toxic dish soap, and 2-3 parts water depending on how thick the paint is. I used this cardstock, which held up great!
Step 1: mix bubble paint
Find a dish to mix the paint. Mine is about 6″x9″, and 2″ deep. Mix the bubble paint. Now let the fun begin!
Take a straw and blow some air into the bubble paint mixture. You will see bubbles forming on the surface.
When you get a clump of fat bubbles, take a piece of paper and gently press it onto the bubbles. The goal is to let the paper touch the bubbles, but not the mixed paint below.
You can repeat a couple of times to get the desired shapes and colors!
I used 2 colors here, one dish has rose pink, the other purple.
A shallow dish works well because the bubbles can come up easily, and when we press the paper onto the bubbles, the paper won’t touch the rim of the dish and cause smudging.
Pink Hydrangea | Color Cocktails Watercolor Tutorial Series
Earlier in our series, we learned how to mix the perfect blush color. It was a delicate, warm blush – and this week’s pink is a cooler toned peony pink!
It is so important to know how to mix both cool and warm versions of the same color, so that you are able to smartly add highlights (warm areas) and shadows (cool areas) to your paintings. So I encourage y’all to get comfortable with both colors, and use them together frequently throughout your pieces!
Want to learn watercolor alongside over 600 sweet budding artist friends? We’d love to have you!! Each Friday, I’ll be teaching a 15-20 minute watercolor video tutorial. In the lessons, I cover how to mix a unique color (no typical color wheel colors here!), a bit of the psychology behind that color and how to best use it in your paintings, and I’m even sharing a quick and sweet practice piece, so you can follow along and continue painting throughout the week!
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The first email (which may be my fav!) includes my go-to art supplies list, with a printable shopping list! It has recommendations for my favorite paper, paint, paintbrushes, palette, etc. – along with where I love buying my supplies! In this email, you’ll also get invited to our fun watercolor artist Facebook community!
The second email will include my 3 favorite tips for infusing art into your busy schedule – so you can find the perfect time to practice alongside us in our weekly practice series! I don’t want to add any stress to your plate, so this guide is truly helpful for getting you started on the right foot!
Then, you’ll start receiving your weekly watercolor tutorial lessons each Friday morning! I cannot wait to dive into a unique color concoction with y’all each week, and learn alongside you!
I cannot wait to see the beautiful watercolor hydrangea and other paintings y’all create this week after watching our tutorials!
If you practice along and share on insta, make sure to use #sjmcolorcocktails and tag @simplyjessicamarie in your post, comments, or insta stories so I can see and cheer you on!!
Here’s to learning together, friends!
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