Celebrate the beauty of nature and the vibrant colours of fall while you try out this new painting technique. This kids art project a must-try for your next autumn art session! And we have lots of free tree templates available, making it even easier to create beautiful tree designs.
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Where can I find templates to make a q-tip fall tree painting?
You can visit our Easy Tree Painting post to find free, printable templates (and discover another unique way of painting fall leaves!). There are 2 free templates available there, 1 outline that you can paint and 1 that’s already coloured brown. Or check out our Tree Outline post! There’s 9 different trees available for you in a variety of sizes. We used tree outlines #1 and #2 to make our fall tree paintings.
How many q-tips are needed for a bundled q-tip tree painting?
We made most of our paintings with a bundle of 5 q-tips. But there’s no right number of cotton swabs for your bundle! Painting with more q-tips at one time (try 8, 10, or even 15) will cover a larger area at once. A smaller number (such as 3) will create tinier accents of colour. We also found it helpful to add single dots of colour with 1 q-tip!
What type of paper is best for making a q-tip fall tree painting?
We like to use cardstock for any kind of painting project with acrylic or tempera paint. Cardstock is thick enough to absorb a bit of paint without ripping or warping. Construction paper is another good option, and if you want to keep and display your painting long-term you can use an art canvas from the dollar store. Regular printer or drawing paper will also work, but you have to be more careful. Thin paper can tear when too much paint is added, and it will bubble up pretty badly as it dries.
This autumn art project is great for improving fine motor skills in younger kids, and it’s a fun way to capture the colours of the season. Layer, mix, and blend colours together to form one of these cool looking trees. It’s such a creative fall art project!
Here’s even more kids art ideas:
Easy Tree Painting
Fall Leaf Chalk Art
Marbled Fall Leaves Painting
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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