Do you have a feather lying around? Why not turn it into a quill? Snip off the end and grab some ink or watery paint, and get drawing just like they did in the old days!

Explore your brush! Use this simple exercise to see how many different marks you can make with your brushes.

Explore your brush! Use this simple exercise to see how many different marks you can make with your brushes.

Explore your brush! Use this simple exercise to see how many different marks you can make with your brushes.

Draw with your fork! Use some ink or watered down paint to experiment with your fork to create as many marks as you can. Can you draw a whole picture with a fork?

Mixing soft pastels (chalks) is a bit like mixing dry paint; the colours blend beautifully. Start with the primary colours for a bit of mixing fun, or create your own colour chart with your favourite colours.

Watercolours, salt and a bit of string....that's all you need to make some pretty Christmas bunting!

This lesson is a twist on the ink blot technique called Klecksography, where ink is blotted between folded paper, transferring the ink to the apposing side to create a wonderful and sometime mysterious mage. Perfectly symmetrical, colourful, and fun, this painting tutorial is perfect for creating a painting for a loved one or for an exercise in colour mixing and symmetry.

Print these cards and use them as a stand alone drawing activity, or choose 1 or 2 to do as a warm up. They are fun done as a group challenge, or as an individual drawing activity to build drawing skills.

In this lesson we will paint our own mandala. The word "mandala" originates from Sanskrit, meaning "circle," and has been used in spiritual practices for centuries in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Mandalas are circular designs, adorned with intricate patterns and designs that represent the interconnectedness of all things.

Painting with string! Simple and effective, use this technique to create abstract art that you will love! Painting with string is a type of automatic art - meaning you have less control of the end result because the string loops itself onto the paper, resulting in a 'neurographic', abstract style artwork that you can colour with any of your favourite materials.

A fun technique you can use as a way to add interest to another painting, or to create a vibrant fun abstract artwork. This is also a fun way to make beautiful collage paper, or for crafting.

Use a gift card of piece of cardboard as a scraper. This fun experimental painting technique is great for applying a base layer to a painting, making a beautiful abstract painting, or creating expressive collage paper.