

Oh, and if you LOVE using the Q-tip painting method below, you’ll also enjoy my tutorial on painting an Easy Cherry Blossom Tree using Q-Tips! Amazing what these little cotton swabs can do! I got all my supplies from the Dollarstore, so you should be able to get them too! The projects below shouldn’t cost you more than $5 each (including paint), so this makes a great paint party idea or Valentine’s day craft for kids’ classrooms. Plus, if you know me, I love reusing things AND saving $$! I want to open your eyes to using unexpected, and unconventional painting tools so that you can discover a world of nifty painting techniques with simple household items. From kids to adults, these 3 easy heart paintings, will teach you how to have fun with simple (Dollar Store) paints and canvases. if you’re painting a green treed forest, add a variety of greens to add dimension and richness.įor more acrylic painting tips, check out this 35 acrylic painting tips post.Heart paintings ❤️are super easy painting ideas, that you can totally get creative with. For a more realistic painting, add a variety of different tones of one color.Mix a bit of black and white paint into a vibrant color to tone it down to use in background elements. Use the atmospheric perspective phenomenon to create the illusion of depth in your painting: things further away from the eye are lighter/duller (I.e faded) in color and not as vibrant as things that are closer to the eye (foreground etc.).Add easy silhouetted trees, mountains /hills in front of any background to create in easy beginner friendly landscape scene.Use double loading brush method to create smooth blends in sunset background.Ultramarine blue paint makes a perfect blue sky color for any landscape painting.Use the rule of the thirds to know where to place your focal point.Create a focal point in your painting to help create more interest in the composition.The best way to paint a landscape is painting the background first then add foreground elements.Use a reference photo to help paint realistic details in your painting.

Use color temperature: cool colors in background and warm colors in foreground to create the illusion of depth to the viewer’s eye.Below are some quick and easy tips for beginners to make your landscapes looking great and easy to paint.
