Drawing and Painting 101

20 things to draw inside

Drawing and Painting 101 By: María Isabel Galarza

Table of Contents Painting flowers

1-2

The fairies

3-4

Parrot and the man

5-6

Patterned reptiles

7-8

Watercolor shapes

9-10

The giraffe painting

11-12

Inked tree

13-14

Cartoon kids

15-16

Crayon fish

17-18

Geometric easy birds

19-20

Painted butterflies

21-22

Moving cartoon animals

23-24

Fingerprint dinos

25-26

Cartoon dogs

27-28

The seal and the fish

29-30

Acrylic flower painting

31-32

Daisy picture

33-34

Colored pencil cars

35-36

Painted dog with texture

37-38

Horse cartoon

39-40

Painting flowers

1

1. To make poppies, draw a spiral shape with a crayon

3. To draw the daisies, draw some petals with crayon

5. For the tulips, use a crayon and draw three pointed petals that touch at the bottom.

2. Mix some paint with water and paint it over the spirals.

Then, add a black dot on each flower

4. Mix some paint with water.

Then, brush over the flower

6. Using watery paint paint over the flower

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The fairies

3

1. Use watercolors to paint the face and the body of the fairy.

2. Paint two petal shapes for the wings and a u shape for the hair.

3. Leave the paint to dry completely. Then use a pen to outline the fairy.

4. Draw a face, arms, legs and the wand.

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Parrot and the man

5

1. Use a pencil to draw simple shapes to then create the body.

3. Draw a big beak on the parrot's face and a nose on the man. Then proceed to draw the eyes.

2. On the man's shoulder draw simple shapes of the parrot's head and body.

4. Complete the sketch by filling it in with the details.

5. Earase the pencil lines and paint with markers and outline the drawing with a pen.

6

Patterned reptiles

7

Lizard

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1. Use watercolors and draw a spiral

1. Use watercolors and draw a wavy line.

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2. Paint the head, legs and three fingers.

2. Paint the head, legs, and when the paint has dried draw the eyes with white paint.

3. When the paint is dry, 3. Paint yellow triangles and draw circles with the paint. then fill them with blue paint.

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Watercolor shapes

9

1. Use a yellow crayon to draw shapes and dots.

2. Continue by following a pattern with the yellow crayon.

3. Mix the blue paint with water and paint rectangles over the patterns drawn before

4. When the paint is dry continue to draw more rectangles that overlap.

5. Paint more rectangles 6. Make circles with crayons and make sure they overlap. and the paint it over when dry.

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The giraffe painting

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1. Using a pencil draw two circles for the head. Then, add two long lines for the neck.

2. Draw a triangle and an oval for its body. Then, 4 lines mark the giraffe’s legs.

3. Make an outline and start drawing the details.

4. Draw eyes with big semicircle eyelids, nostrils, and ears.

5. Erase pencil lines and 6. Lastly, use some paint to outline with a pen. Start make the orange blobs for coloring with a yellow the giraffe and leave it to dry. marker.

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Inked tree

13

1. Dip your paintbrush in the ink and paint a big blob on the paper for the trunk of the tree.

2. Get a straw to blow the blob of ink.

3. With the end of the straw pull some lines to create the tree branches.

4. For the leaves dab your pencil over the paper to create spots and for the background wet the brush and drag it.

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Cartoon kids

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1. Use watercolors to create an oval for the face. Paint the body below the face and add orange hair.

2. When the paint is dry start outlining the face.

3. Continue by making spirals for the curly hair.

4. Lastly, put freckles on the kid’s face and outline its shirt.

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Crayon fish

17

1. Draw the outline of the two fishes with a yellow crayon.

2. Mix some orange paint on top of the lines of the fish.

3. Then change of colors and start painting booth fishes.

Leave to dry and then pull the tip of your paintbrush to create a splatter.

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Geometric easy birds 1

19

1. Use a brown color to create lines to make the branches of the tree.

2. Get a red color, draw a semi-circle and fill it in.

3. Then continue by doing a circle for the head and a triangle for its tail. Take some orange paint and create a semi-circle to do the 4. With a thin brush create wing. its legs and claws. Finally, make a dot for the eye and make a beak with an orange brush.

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Painted butterflies

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1. Use a blue watercolor to create four petals for the butterfly wings.

2. Mix the green paint with water to create dots. Leave it to dry.

3. Then paint a dark blue its body.

4. Leave it to dry and splatter yellow paint for a finishing touch.

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o t o r n animals a c g n i v o M

23

1. With a pencil draw two ovals for the head and body.

Add two long ears and a line to position the body.

1. With a pencil draw one oval for the airplane. Add one line to position the airplane wings.

2. Draw many scribbly ovals where the legs should be.

2. Draw the wings and the tail. Then draw the duck and add the propeller with scribbly lines.

3. Erase the pencil lines and outline with a black pen.

Then paint it with an orange marker.

3. Erase the pencil lines and outline with a black pen.

Then paint it with a yellow marker.

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Fingerprint dinos

25

1. Use your finger with green paint two create two circles for the body and head.

2. Dip your finger again and finger paint the two legs.

Use a paintbrush to create a long neck.

3. When the paint is dry, dip your finger in a purple color and create dots for the body.

4. Dip your finger in dark green to create the dinosaur back.

5. Outline with a pen and create a face for the dinosaur.

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Cartoon dogs

27

1. With a pencil draw a bean shape head. Add eyes, nose, and mouth, then draw a cloud shape for its fur.

1. With a pencil try to copy the shape that you see above.

2. Draw another bean shape for the body and add a cloud shape for the fur. Add lines to create movement.

2. Draw u shape for the body, and add its nose, fur, and lines for movement.

3. Paint the dog with the 3. Paint the dog with the colors that you like. colors that you like.

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The seal and the fish

29

1. Draw with a pencil a tear shape for the seal’s body.

Then, add the flipper, and tail and draw a face.

2. Erase the lines that overlap and shade with the pencil.

3. Continue shading and painting the seal to create shadows.

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e w r o l painting f c i l y r c A

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1. Using acrylic paint draw a vase, wait for it to dry, and with your fingers paint dots with a lighter color.

2. For the daffodil dip your finger in yellow paint and draw six petals.

3. When the flower is dry dip your finger in orange paint and draw a mini flower inside.

4. For the tulip draw, u shape with red paint.

5. For the blue flowers make 6. To finish the artwork, use dots with your fingers. a brush to paint green leaves.

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Daisy picture

33

1. Use a piece of cardboard and dip it in white paint to create the daisy. When it dries and a yellow dot in the middle.

2. With the back of the brush dip it in green paint to create the stem and paint the leave.

3. For the dragonfly dip your finger into white paint and drag it to create the wings.

4. Wash your finger and change color to create the dragonfly body. Leave to dry and with a pen draw eyes.

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Colored pencil cars

35

1. With a pencil draw the outline of the car.

2. Draw the windows, doors, wheels, and hubcaps. Then add the headlights and the rear lights.

3. Outline with a black pen and erase the pencil. Add remaining details.

4. Color the car with colored pencils of your liking.

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w i t g h o d t e d xture e t n i a P

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1. Use acrylic paint and draw two thick black lines.

2. Drag the paint to create the dog’s body and head.

3. Use a brush to draw the legs, tails, and ears.

4. Wait for it to dry and use a pen to make wave lines under the dog.

5. Dip your brush into green 6. Lastly, use a piece of paint to draw a collar. cardboard to scrape a line in the dog’s body.

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Horse cartoon

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1. Use a pencil to draw an oval head. Add a curved line for the neck. Draw the legs and arms.

2. Draw the ears, mouth, and eyes; outline the neck.

3. Draw a curved neckline for the horse shirt and outline the arms.

4. Outline the jeans and add lines for the tail.

5. Add more details.

6. Erase the pencil and outline with a pen and paint it with markers.

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INSPIRED BY THE BOOK 50 THINGS TO DRAW AND PAINT Watt, F., & Gilpin, R. (2014). 50 Things to draw and paint.

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