INSIDE : Check out this fun step by step tutorial for an adorable A is for Apple Watercolor free Printable. You can also download and hang in your home!
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This post has been updated since it’s original August 2014 publish date.
My little girl is headed off to preschool this year! She’s only going two days a week for a few hours, but it’s the first step towards being a big girl and we have been doing lots of celebrating around the house. In honor of school attendees around the country, I am sharing this fun A is for Apple watercolor print with you all.
Looking for more step by step How to Paint tutorials? People have really resonated with my simple, step by step instructions on how to draw and paint all different types of art… here are some that I have done –
–Tips to draw a Succulent and Cactus – whoa you all LIKED that one!!
–How to draw and paint a pumpkin
—Paint colorful Fall Leaves
—Peonies
—Watermelon
—Lemons
—Peaches
What supplies do I need to make an A is for Apple watercolor picture?
Prang Watercolor set
Watercolor Paper
Pencil
(I’ve been wanting to try these Watercolor Brushes!)
How do I paint an A is for Apple watercolor picture?
I always start watercolor paintings with a few light pencil sketches and then I slowly fill in my color.
After completing the main apple watercolor graphic, I attempted to paint in the center text. It was an epic fail. The wording was off centered, the F of ‘for’ and the L of ‘apple’ just happened to overlap into a hot mess. No good.
How to fix mess ups when watercoloring :
Now what? I definitely was not about to repaint the entire thing. And then I remembered our scanner to the rescue! If you are on the hunt for a small, quick and easy to use scanner, this is the one for you. We’ve had the ScanSnap for a few years and had no regrets.
We originally got the Scansnap when our daughter was born and I was working from home 20 hours a week, as a landscape architect. I was constantly sketching designs and needing to quickly get them emailed to the people at my office.
The scanner automatically detects paper sizes, has auto color detection, auto cropping and scans double sided. It’s a little pricy but if you want dependable, small and compact then this guy is your ticket.
Using photoshop, I was able to downsize the text and easily made it fit in the space.
AND I’m sharing both prints with you all. I made an option with yellow triangles and an option with gray triangles.
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My first visit here and love what I see Amy. Pretty things and great ideas! And to boot a super printable perfect for this time of the year. Muchas gracias!!
Such a sweet piece of art, and perfect for back to school. Just pinned to the Fridays Unfolded link board, and thanks for sharing!
Alison
Nancherrow
Super duper fab! I love this printable, Amy. xo
LOVE!!!!
Aw, thanks Jenn!!!
Amy, I am so jealous of your watercolor skills, these are too freakin’ cute! Pinned!
Let’s use the term “skills” loosely, ha! Thanks for the pin.
This is so adorable! Thanks for linking it up to The Creative Collection Link Party!
Love this so much!
Cute! And I agree…it definitely feels like summer is ending early!
This would be so cute framed on a teacher’s desk. Or slipped into a clear notebook for a little girl. LOVE and pinned 🙂
Thanks for the pin, Deonna!
Love it and totally just downloaded. I’m working on A’s play area and this will go just there. Only I hope she won’t get possessive. She thinks A is for Annika and the letter is hers and hers only!
This is darling!! Sharing it on FB today 🙂
Aw, thanks for the share! I really appreciate it.
I love it, Amy! You did such a great job! And I almost always paint my printables in pieces and scan them together. Off to pin!
Love what you did! I also do watercolors, and look for simple things to do…I blog about my travels, and hope you will stop by for a visit!
http://karanandmichael.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-do-you-fit-everything-into-one.html
Great comment about painting something simple!
Beautiful work! You have a talent I adore looking at, but do not possess myself – thank you for the printable!
Aw, you’re too kind!