Practice Being an Artist
If you want to be an artist when you grow up, why not start practicing now? Try drawing colorful, pretty pictures, painting glass stones or Paint Rocks for People, (see article how to paint glass stones) and making animals out of clay. People will admire your artwork - even your parents!
Steps
- Start off by drawing pictures. Draw pictures of anything you like. Try watching cartoons and drawing pictures of them. You could draw animals and even something in your house.
- Color the pictures you drew. Use different colors. Practice making the pictures look real. Cartoon-ish is still okay.
- Paint pictures. Use different kinds of brushes and colors to make the painting look like the object or cartoon you are painting. Making it look real takes a lot of practice, but you can at least try it out. Start out with acrylic paints - they are easier to use than, for example, watercolors or oil paints.
- Paint glass stones, Paint Rocks for People, or even boiled eggs. See the article how to paint glass stones to find out how. Go outside and look for some rocks with no bugs on them. You can even paint eggs. Make sure they have the shell on.
- Make things out of clay. Most people make animals out of clay. Others make other things. You can do either one! Start off with regular dough-like clay. Later, try harder things like pottery. After all, you will be an artist soon.
Tips
- Use lots of colors in painting,painting rocks,glass stones,or eggs,and drawing pictures.
- It is usually better to paint eggs around Easter.
- Practice all the time.The more you practice,the better.
- When your painting, let the painting dry for at least half a day or a whole day.
- It is better to use the already liquid paint.
- When making clay animals/objects, it is a good idea to see the clay instructions on which type of clay you got.
Things You'll Need
- Paint
- Clay
- Crayons/markers to draw pictures
- Rocks
- Glass stones
- Eggs
