Simply Country Ranch Painting Projects

by Simply Country Ranch
Published June 14, 2022

Materials

  • Wood, paper or canvas
  • Paint
  • Foam brush, bristle brush or fingers!

Family Painting Project Instructions

  1. Grab a piece of smooth wood, paper or canvas.
  2. Using a piece of paper or a plate as a pallet, place some paint on the paper/plate.
  3. Take your thumb and dip it in the paint. For each member in your family, stamp your thumb on your wooden sign (or canvas, or paper), leaving a round oval that represents that family member.
  4. Decorate each oval with your favorite colors to make them look like your family members! TIP: Allow the paint to dry before you add more layers of details.
  5. Add a title to your sign. You can add your last name, "Happy Birthday", "I love you Mom and Dad", or whatever you want!
  6. Artwork is never complete without your signature! Add the first letters of your first and last name to the bottom corner of your artwork!

Sunset Painting Project Instructions

  1. Grab a piece of smooth wood, paper or canvas.
  2. Find your red, orange, yellow and white paint. Starting from top to bottom on your canvas (or wood, or paper), add a little bit of each color to the center of the canvas, going from the darkest color to the lightest color.
  3. Starting with the darkest color first, take your paintbrush (or fingers!) and start spreading the paint out from edge to edge.
  4. Once you have spread out the first color, start spreading out the next darkest color with the same paintbrush (or your fingers!). TIP: It's ok if the colors start to mix together, it will start to create an "ombre" effect, where they fade in together!
  5. Continue spreading each color out across the paper in their sections.
  6. Once you have spread each color across the page, continue blending each color together, making sure the colors go from darkest to lightest. You're achieving an "ombre" effect!
  7. When all the colors dry, add your favorite image to the page! You can add a heart, a smiley face, and image of a tree and grass, an animal, your name, or anything you want!
  8. Artwork is never complete without your signature! Add the first letters of your first and last name to the bottom corner of your artwork!