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Watercolor Resist Paintings 

Create Magical Spring Scenes 
RFM TeamBy RFM TeamMarch 1, 2025
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Watercolor resist painting
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Materials 

Cardstock, watercolor paper, or other thick paper 

Colorful crayons 

A white crayon 

Watercolor paints, water, and a paintbrush 

Paper towel 

A placemat to work on 

Instructions 

1. Draw your design using crayons on paper. It’s quite a challenge to draw with white crayon on white paper since you can’t see what you’re doing, so it can be helpful to draw your design lightly using a colored crayon or pencil and then color over it heavily with the white crayon. This technique works with colorful crayons as well, but the white crayon looks best. 

2. Using watercolors, paint over the paper. Pass over the paper just once with each brush stroke, and your image will magically appear!   

3. If you have large areas of crayon, the paint may bead up on it. Use a paper towel to dab off any excess paint.  

4. Let dry and then display or write on the back and give to a friend! 

Thank you to our community partner:

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