Our free resource art site, MakingArtFun.com, features the biographies of our major artists, along with a collection of printable resources and lesson ideas that make learning fun!

Painting the masterworks of our great artists is an awesome way to introduce kids to, and help them connected with art and the artist that create it.  The following projects are easy and rewarding. We hope you enjoy these resources.

Here a list of the watercolor supplies you will need to get started:

Watercolor Paints
Invest in an inexpensive student watercolor set – either tubes or pans.

Watercolor Paint Brush
Your watercolor set may come with a paint brush. It not, a no.8 round brush is a great one to get started with. Student brushes are available in natural hair, synthetic or a blend or both. Natural hair brush are always the better choice because the hold more water.

Watercolor Paper
Watercolor paper is heavier than computer paper so that it can take a soaking. You can buy inexpensive paper, though make sure it’s 90lb. or 140lb. weight, so that it will stay flat when it gets wet.

Watercolor Pallet
A paper plate covered with plastic wrap, or a white plate, will provide a wonderful first pallet on which to mix your colors.

Watercolor Projects
Each of the following watercolor projects are ideal for elementary/jr. high art students, or anyone want to learn a few basic skills.

Degas Ballerina
This art project introduces the art of Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Following a step-by-step approach, students will learn basic watercolor painting techniques as they paint an excerpt from his “Ballerina.” The lesson provides kids with an opportunity to experiment with dry brush technique.

The Singing Fish (Miro)
This art project introduces the art of  Joan Miro (1893 -1983). Following a step-by-step approach, you’ll learn basic watercolor painting techniques as you paint an excerpt from his “The Singing Fish.”

Sunflower (Van Gogh)
This art project introduces the art of  Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Following a step-by-step approach, you’ll learn basic watercolor painting techniques as you paint an excerpt from his “Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers.”

The Girl with the Pearl Earring (Vermeer)
This art project introduces the art of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675). Following a step-by-step approach, you’ll apply basic watercolor painting techniques, including wet-on-dry wash and glazing, as you paint his masterpiece “The Girl with the Pearl Earring.”

Three Musicians (Picasso)
This art project introduces the art of Spanish Modern artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Following a step-by-step approach, you’ll learn basic watercolor painting techniques as you paint an excerpt from his cubist masterpiece “Three Musicians.”

Beasts and the Sea (Matisse)
This art project introduces the art of Henry Matisse. Following a step-by-step approach, you’ll learn basic watercolor painting techniques, including how to create a flat wash, as you paint an excerpt from his “Beasts and the Sea.”

Our free resource art site, MakingArtFun.com, features the biographies of our major artists, along with a collection of printable resources and lesson ideas that make learning fun!

Want to give your kids the opportunity to discover their inner Picasso? It all begins with connecting kids with great resources that engage them and teach them what they need to know to succeed.

Here’s five fantastic Picasso-centered art projects/activities from our site and others, that are sure to excite your young artist. Start be introducing your child to Picasso with a biography about his life and work. Then dive into the activities.

Hey Kids, Meet Pablo Picasso – Biography for Kids
Pablo Picasso was born on October 25,1881 in Malaga, Spain. He was the first child of Don Jose Ruiz y Blasco, an art teacher, and Maria Picasso y Lopez. At an early age Pablo showed an interest in drawing. His first words were “piz, piz”, which is short for “lapiz”, the Spanish word for pencil…

Paint Your Own Picasso – Interactive Activity
Paint Your Own Picasso is an online activity that provides kids with cubist facial features that they can drag to the pre-drawn face, and then arrange until it looks perfect. When your masterpiece is complete you can print it.

Mr. Picasso Head – Interactive Activity
Mr. Picasso Head is another online resource for kids, providing them with graphics to drag, drop, and arrange their own cubist-style portrait. Change the colors, or resize, flip or rotate the features. When your masterpiece is complete, sign it, and add it to their Gallery.

Picasso Art Masterpiece Cookies
Art has never been this delicious! This project gives kids a chance to turn a sugar cookie in cubist style art.

Materials:
4″ Sugar Cookies
Frosting
Food Coloring
Popsicle Sticks
Icing Bag

Create a Cubist Montage
This art project helps kids to understand that cubist art works show the same thing from several sides at the same time. Kids will create a cubist work with magazine clippings, assembling and gluing eyes, hair, noses and lips from multiple angles.

Materials:
Photographs of People
Scissors
Glue
Paper for Base of the Collage
Colored Pencils, Markers, or Paints
Acrylic Varnish
Paintbrush

Picasso Self Portrait | Coloring Page
Make it simple. Grab you crayons and print this free printable coloring page of Picasso’s self portrait. Encourage your kids to observe the colors and brush patterns in this work, and reproduce it as best they are able.

Picasso’s Three Musician’s Watercolor Project
This watercolor project is a printable step-by-step introduction to the art of Pablo Picasso. It offers basic watercolor painting techniques, while guiding students in the painting of the harlequin musician from Picasso’s Three Musicians of 1905.

Materials:
Watercolor Paints
Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Paint Brush
Pencil
Cup of Water
Paper Towel (to blot those unexpected mistakes)

Have fun!

Our free resource site, MakingArtFun.net, features a variety of creative free resources for elementary art students. Each art masterpiece coloring page that finds it’s way on this site meets a very high standard – it must be as good or better than anything available – not just on the web – but anywhere.

Our latest edition is Picasso’s Self-Portrait (1907). Happy coloring!

Download Picasso Self-Portrait (1907) | Free Coloring Page

Pablo Picasso was born on October 25,1881 in Malaga, Spain. He was the first child of Don Jose Ruiz y Blasco, an art teacher, and Maria Picasso y Lopez. At an early age Pablo showed an interest in drawing. His first words were “piz, piz”, which is short for “lapiz”, the Spanish word for pencil.

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Our free resource site, MakingArtFun.net, features a variety of creative free resources for elementary art students. Each art masterpiece coloring page that finds it’s way on this site meets a very high standard – it must be as good or better than anything available – not just on the web – but anywhere.

Free Printable Coloring Pages

Composition with Blue, Red and Yellow by Piet Mondrian | Free Coloring Page from MakingArtFun.com

Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso | Free Coloring Page from MakingArtFun.com

Self-Portrait (1907) by Pablo Picasso | Free Coloring Page from MakingArtFun.com

Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse | Free Coloring Page from MakingArtFun.com

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by George Seurat Coloring | Free Coloring Page from MakingArtFun.com

Starry, Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh | Free Coloring Page from MakingArtFun.com

This collection of free printable art masterpiece coloring pages are all available for you to print and enjoy in high quality PDF format – the best choice for a clean and crisp copy.