What will we draw? Duck floating on water. In drawing, we will use an unconventional drawing technique. It is very curious to use the most unusual objects in children's creativity. Today we have an ordinary sponge for washing dishes.
Painting "Duck"
What do we need for the picture?
- paper
- duck stencil
- paints
- brushes
- sponge for washing dishes
First we decided to draw a pond. In this work, I tried to give my son space. This is how it was controlled with a brush with blue paint:
The remaining space was painted over with green paint. This is the reed by the pond.
And, when the paint dried, the most interesting came.
On the Internet, I downloaded a coloring page with a picture of a duck. I cut it out and we have a ready-to-use template. We have overlaid the template on our drawing.
Arseniy "armed himself" with a sponge for washing dishes and, having applied yellow paint on it, painted the entire space inside the template with it.
This is the duck we got:
Holding the hand of our son, we drew together a wing, a beak and an eye. Everything, the picture is ready :)
Non-traditional sponge painting technique all children like it. After all, with the help of it you can give the object a special texture. In addition, she quickly paints over large spaces (this is if the children are fidgets and strive to do everything as quickly as possible :))
My children were delighted with how, with the help of a sponge for washing dishes, you can literally draw ... a rainbow in one movement! To be honest, this process fascinated me as well.
How to draw a rainbow
To draw a rainbow we need quite a bit:
- new dishwashing sponge
- paint seven colors of the rainbow
- tassel
- paper
On a clean sponge for washing dishes with a brush, apply stripes of all the colors of the rainbow. Be sure to keep order! With children, a phrase familiar to everyone always passes with a bang, helping to learn the order of colors in the rainbow:
Every hunter Wishes to know, Where the Fazan goes!
And we pass to the most interesting. Having attached a sponge to the edge of a sheet of paper, you need to draw a semicircle without lifting the sponge, forming a rainbow arc.
The result is a magnificent bright rainbow. Color transitions are smooth and harmonious. The main thing is not to forget that the bottom color of the rainbow is red! Alyosha got such a rainbow:
And this one is with Arseny :)
How do you feel about non-traditional sponge painting technique for dish washing? Did you draw like this? Share your experience in the comments!
A monotype is an imprint with paints: applying spots of paint (with or without water) on a sheet of paper, another clean sheet is placed on top, pressed and smoothed. It turns out two sheets with an unusual spotted pattern. It can be used either as a background for a future drawing, or it can be refined, adding details, turning a shapeless spot into a full-fledged drawing.
If you take not two sheets, but one folded in half, the paint will print almost like a mirror. In this version of the technique, watercolor landscapes turn out very well: the clearer half is, say, a forest, and the more blurry one is a reflection of the forest in some kind of reservoir. It remains only to refine the details.
Watercolor and drawing ink
Since watercolor and ink are transparent, fluid paints that require an abundance of water, a monotype using them can be made in two ways. First, you can moisten a sheet of paper with water, and then apply paint with a wide brush or drops. Secondly, you can apply paint on a dry sheet, and then dilute it with drops of water. The results in both cases will differ markedly.
Don't use too much ink and not enough water - the prints will be too bright. If, on the contrary, it is necessary to get rid of excess liquid, blot the sheet with a crumpled paper towel or sprinkle coarse salt on the paper. It will also create unusual textures. After the paint has dried, the salt can simply be shaken off.
Acrylic and gouache
These paints, unlike watercolors and ink, are dense and opaque. The prints are also different: they are textured and textured (especially when using acrylic). Acrylic, by the way, absolutely anyone is suitable for monotype. If you use thick, undiluted paint, when you remove the second sheet (if you shoot without shifting), you will get beautiful tree or coral structures. If you move or rotate it slightly when removing the top sheet, you will get a beautiful and textured smearing effect.
Aging paper with lemon and milk
This is a "prepaint" technique that is used to make paper look like an old, yellowed page. Put drops of lemon juice on a clean sheet of paper, some can be smeared. Lime juice will work too. When the juice dries, iron the sheet with an iron. The lemon juice will darken, creating an aged effect. In addition, the sheet will also wrinkle slightly, which will give it an even greater resemblance to old paper.
You can use full fat milk or cream instead of lemon juice. This method has its roots in ancient times, when milk was used as invisible ink. Apply milk with a brush on a sheet of paper, let dry. Then iron the sheet with an iron or heat it in another way. The milk will turn brown and tint the leaf "antique".
Washing off black mascara
Another way to original toned paper (attention, the process is very dirty). You will need sheets of paper, white gouache, drawing ink, a large brush. The paper must be very thick so that it does not tear when washing. We paint over the central part of the sheet with white gouache (you can not try to make the contour even, chaotic strokes will do). We are waiting for the paint to dry. Now with black ink, carefully paint over the entire sheet. Let dry again.
Now we take a dried sheet and go to the bathroom. Gently wash off the mascara from the sheet under running water (you can rub it lightly with your hands). We wash the middle part of the sheet (the ink on top of the gouache should be easily washed off). And the edges of the sheet, since the ink has soaked into the paper, will remain black. Place the washed sheet on a stack of newspapers and leave to dry. While you wait, wash the bath, otherwise the mascara will strongly eat.
Drawing with shaving foam and ink
You can get very beautiful stains in this way. You need shaving foam or gel and colored mascara. Squeeze the foam onto a plastic palette (if gel, add a bit of water to it and beat with a brush), spread evenly over the palette and drip a few drops of drawing ink. With a brush handle, make stains from the ink on the foam. Now put a sheet of paper on top, press lightly, remove. Remove the remaining foam with paper towels.
Thread drawing
A very unconventional way of painting that gives amazing results. You will need paper, ink and thick knitting threads. Dip a piece of thread in ink and lay it out beautifully on a piece of paper (but the tip of the thread should go beyond the edge). Cover with another sheet of paper, put a book on top and press lightly with your hand. Now slowly pull the thread. When you put the book away and separate the sheets, you will see that both sheets of paper are covered with a beautiful intricate pattern. The pattern can be finalized by turning it into a full-fledged drawing.
Blob spots
Such ink stains can become a blank for a full-fledged work: they can be a background, or they can be the base of a drawing that needs to be supplemented with details. On a dry sheet of paper, apply a few drops of colored mascara (if you want a lot, it’s better not to apply them all at once). We take a tube for a cocktail and inflate a drop. You can simply blow, trying to stretch the blot as far as possible, or you can try to give the spot some form, so that later you can use it to create a picture.
"Crumpled" drawing
An interesting effect is given by paint on crumpled paper. You will need paper, wax crayons and gouache (watercolor). Draw the desired object (contour) on the sheet with crayons, paint over the space around the object with crayons as well. Now the sheet must be gently crumpled, then straightened. We paint over with gouache, and then, with the help of a sponge and water, quickly wash off the paint. The ink should remain only at the folds of the paper on the unpainted area.
Technology in action 
You can paint with a regular toothbrush. And you can draw electric. A massage brush will also work. Unusual concentric patterns are obtained that can be used as a background for a picture (especially if you take more than one color). Required paint - gouache or acrylic.
Punching
With the help of various stamps (which, by the way, can be almost all small and not so small objects), you can create an interesting background for the drawings, the drawings themselves, and even decorate clothes and interiors. You can use both improvised objects with an interesting texture, and self-made stamps: cut them out of an eraser or from a potato (at one time). Then you just have to dip the stamp into the paint and start creating.
splashing
There are two ways to spray paint on a sheet. The first is stencil splattering, when an object is placed on a sheet of paper and its outline is imprinted with splashes. The second is purposeful spraying, with different intensity, paint concentration, droplet size. So you can create whole drawings, moreover, quite presentable and not "childish".
Point technique
Similar to stamping. In addition to the fact that the technique gives a rather unusual result, it is also a great way to relieve your stress. You will need cotton swabs, sheets of paper, paint of your choice. Dip a cotton swab in the paint and begin to apply the pattern on paper with rhythmic movements. It is very interesting in this technique to try to mix colors and shades.
foam drawing
The texture background or "fluffiness" in the picture can be created using an ordinary sponge. You can try this technique with soft foil or a thin plastic bag: dip a small piece of sponge (if the foil or bag is a small lump) into the paint and dip it on the surface of the sheet.
"Combing the Paint"
To create texture, try running a toothed comb or fork over the still wet paint. Lines can be made both straight and wavy. Just be careful not to damage the paper.
Grattage
This is also scratching with a sharp object, only here it is not the texture that is created, but the drawing itself. Rub a thick sheet of paper with a candle, apply ink or gouache over the wax layer (so that it completely covers the sheet, without gaps). Add a few drops of liquid soap to the mascara, so it will lie better. When the paint dries, take a sharp object and scratch the drawing.
Drawing with cling film
We apply large spots of paint on a sheet of paper, cover with cling film on top. But you don’t need to smooth it, on the contrary, wrinkle it slightly. When the paint is completely dry, remove the film. Thin lines and bubbles will remain on the sheet, which cover the sheet with a cobweb.
Believe me, these are not all the techniques, methods and techniques of drawing that you can try if you want something unusual in your work. In the end, no one bothers you to turn on your fantasy and try to come up with something new!
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All children love to draw. But sometimes the child does not turn out the way he wants. Or maybe he doesn’t have enough familiar ways to express himself? Then you can inspire him to experiment with different techniques, among which there is sure to be a favorite. After that, your child will probably want to invent something new.
website collected the most interesting techniques for you.
Patterns from dots
First, draw the simplest squiggle. Then, using a cotton swab and paints (gouache or acrylic), we make intricate patterns, as the soul lies. Paints are best pre-mixed and slightly diluted with water on the palette.
Frottage
Since childhood, a technique familiar and loved by many. We put an object with a slightly protruding relief under a sheet of paper and paint over it with pastel, chalk or an unsharpened pencil.
Foam prints
Having dipped a sponge in thick gouache, a child can draw landscapes, bouquets of flowers, lilac branches or animals.
Blotography
One option: drip paint on a sheet and tilt it in different directions to get some kind of image. Second: the child dips the brush into the paint, then places the inkblot on a sheet of paper and folds the sheet in half so that the inkblot is printed on the second half of the sheet. Then he unfolds the sheet and tries to understand who or what the drawing looks like.
Hand and foot prints
It's simple: you need to dip your foot or palm in paint and make an imprint on paper. And then use your imagination and finish drawing a couple of details.
Paint Patterns
For such an application, you need to apply a thick layer of paint on paper. Then, with the back end of the brush on the still wet paint, scratch patterns - a variety of lines and curls. When dry, cut out the desired shapes and stick on a thick sheet.
Fingerprints
The name speaks for itself. It is necessary to paint the finger with a thin layer and make an imprint. A couple of strokes with a felt-tip pen - and you're done!
Monotype
A drawing is applied to a flat smooth surface (for example, glass). Then a sheet of paper is applied, and the print is ready. To make it more blurry, a sheet of paper must first be wetted. When everything is dry, you can add details and outlines if desired.
Grattage
The highlight of the work is that the drawing needs to be scratched. A sheet of cardboard is tightly shaded with spots of multi-colored oil pastels. Then black gouache must be mixed on a palette with soap and painted over the entire sketch. When the paint is completely dry, scratch the pattern with a toothpick.
air paints
To prepare the dye, you need to mix a tablespoon of "self-rising" flour, a few drops of food coloring and a tablespoon of salt. Add a little water to the consistency of thick sour cream and mix well. The paint can be placed in a confectionery syringe or in a small bag. Tie tightly and cut corner. We draw on paper or ordinary cardboard. We place the finished drawing for 10-30 seconds in the microwave at maximum mode.
"Marble" paper
We paint over a sheet of paper with yellow acrylic paint. When it is completely dry, paint over again with diluted pink paint and immediately cover with cling film. The film needs to be crumpled and gathered into folds, since it is they who will create the desired pattern for us. We wait for complete drying and remove the film.
water painting
Draw a simple shape in watercolor and fill it with water. Until it dries, we put colored blots on it so that they mix with each other and form such smooth transitions.
Prints of vegetables and fruits
Vegetable or fruit should be cut in half. Then you can cut some kind of pattern on it or leave it as it is. We dip into the paint and make prints on paper. For prints, you can use an apple, potato, carrot or celery.
Leaf prints
The principle is the same. We smear the leaves with paint and make prints on paper.
I. Using a variety of materials while drawing, you can achieve interesting effects:
1. to receive blurred outlines, drip water (or vodka) on a watercolor sheet. In this way it is good to depict the sky covered with clouds;
2. effect "flakes", snowflakes, "ice crust" can be obtained by sprinkling salt on the applied watercolor image;
3. chaotic uneven retouching is obtained thanks to crumpled paper;
4. stencil drawing has many options. Try attaching the cutout to a sheet of paper and painting them in watercolor. Now remove the stencil, allowing the paint to spread out. The contours of the stencil image will turn out blurry, and the color will intensify from the center of the figure to the periphery;
5. interesting texture can be achieved with sandpaper;
6.emerging "second" layer possible with multilayer image. draw crayons or a candle something on a sheet of paper and cover with watercolors. In those places where something is drawn with chalk or with a candle, the paint will not lay down evenly, and an image will be visible from under it;
7. "scratching" paint paintings. draw something crayons or a candle on paper (or just paint over the sheet with colored crayons). Now cover the sheet of paper with the image with a thick layer of paint (gouache) and let dry. After the paint has dried, you can start scratching the image. In those places where there is chalk, the paint will come off well, in other places it will remain an even background;
8. another interesting way to draw crayons and gouache can be called " mnew image". An object is drawn on paper with wax crayons, the entire space around it is also painted over with crayons. Now this sheet is carefully crumpled, straightened and covered with gouache. Now we quickly wash off the gouache with a sponge and water. The paint should remain only in places where the paper is folded;
9. an interesting effect is obtained from drawing sponge. Invite the child to "draw" with a sponge a crown of trees or a sea;
10. give "fluffiness" image can be done using gauze or cellophane. It's good to use this effect with stencil. Cut out an animal figure from cardboard and attach it to a piece of paper. Now we lower the gauze or cellophane into the paint diluted with water, and with light movements we pass along the contour of the stencil. When you remove the stencil, you will see a clear figure of the animal, and its contour will look soft and fluffy (for example, like a bear drawn with gauze by Valeria Koryavikova).
Nearby is a drawing made according to the same principle, only without a stencil, and instead of gauze, polyethylene bag;
11. try to use as an additional drawing tool threads. Good at drawing sinuous lines with the help of woolen threads from a loose product;
12. amazing colorful circles are obtained if you draw not with a brush, but electrical toothbrush or massage brush.
II. "Punching": baby might like it stamp"objects or in this way" draw "something." You can "stamp" any objects, it can be cubes (a set of geometric shapes) or an elastic band on the back of a pencil: 
Prints can also be made with natural materials, for example, a spruce branch or a large leaf from a plant:
III. The kid may like to draw on a sheet if it lies on some convex surfaces. You can make your own curly stencil for "imprints", for example like this:
IV. If you draw on a wet drawing with watercolor back side of the brush, then you get " grooves", as in the picture with the trees. 
So you can “draw” wet with scissors, in which case the “grooves” will turn out the same and two at once.
V. Spray: interesting effects and images can be obtained by spraying paint from a brush or toothbrush onto a sheet of paper. The same can be done by placing an object on a sheet. Then there will be a "dotted background" around the object, and the image of the object will be colorless.
With help spray you can paint the whole picture:
VI. blots: drip and let the paint spread over the sheet. You can blow into the center of the blot through a tube. Blot images can be made mirrored, if you first fold the sheet in half (or twist it), then straighten it and drip paint on it. Now fold the sheet again and press lightly. The rest is up to your imagination. See what the blots look like and draw the necessary details. Below is a mirror drawing from Yulia Mitko's inkblot. 
VII.Monotype. This technique works well for postcards.Apply to glass (or any other material that does not absorb paint) multi-colored stripes or a pattern. Now place a sheet of paper on top and press lightly. Remove the sheet from the glass and examine the printed pattern.
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VIII.Foam drawing.
1. Whisk foam and pick it up with a sponge. Now wring out the sponge so that the foam is in the paint container. Stir and apply foam with paint to paper with a brush. When the drawing dries, the excess foam can be blown away.
2. For creating effect use different shades take the colors shaving foam and gouache of the color you need. Mix shaving foam and paint in a bowl and apply with a brush to the drawing.
IX. Drawings with glue
1.Adhesive lining.Draw something on the sheet with a pencil. Squeeze out the glue along the contour of the image through a small hole in a tube of stationery glue and leave it to dry. Then paint over the space inside the contour.
They say that all children love to draw, but if your kid does not get enthusiastic about the sight of colored pencils and felt-tip pens, congratulations, most likely you are growing a creative and creative person who is not looking for simple ways in art.
Especially for those who are bored with drawing in the usual way, we offer several exciting methods of creative development: we create a masterpiece with the help of fingers, sponges and rollers.
Draw with fingers
This way of creative self-expression is most often close to kids, but for parents, such children's "impulses" sometimes cause concern, due to the fact that it takes much longer to wash the child and the apartment after them than.
We know how to organize everything and make finger painting enjoyable for both adults and children. The most important rule is that the child must be allocated creative space , for the state of which parents will not worry.
If the kid draws at the table, cover it with oilcloth, newspapers or old wallpaper so as not to worry if drops of paint fall on the countertop. It is better if the table at which the child draws does not stand on a carpet, but on a tile or linoleum - such a surface is much easier to clean, the fallen drops of paint can simply be wiped off with a wet cloth, but the soiled carpet will have to be cleaned more thoroughly.
Do not forget that it is better to dress the child in such clothes that you will not be sorry if the baby gets dirty. Also, special aprons are perfect for such creativity lessons, which come in several types: with sleeves, without them, and with special oversleeves.
Is the place for the artist ready? Then we get paints ! Finger paints are offered by many well-known brands and manufacturers, such as Crayola and SES, Tsvetik, Gamma, Kid. Certified finger paints are safe for children , they are environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic, their composition is made on a water basis using natural food dyes.
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However, if you want to purchase an art set from a company unknown to you before, do not forget about simple safety rules : carefully read the information on the box, check the expiration date and the rules of use. Try not to buy paints of unnaturally acidic colors, trusted manufacturers do not use such colors in their products, red, yellow, green and blue colors - favorites among finger paints. If possible, open the paint, it should be of a uniform consistency and not smell strongly enough. It is more economical to buy paints in jars or tubes, so you can lay out the necessary amount of paints for a small artist on the drawing surface.
Now dip your finger into a jar of paint and start creating! The colors mix easily, so there will be no shortage of colors in the masterpieces of the young artist. You can draw not only, but also with the whole palm and even with the help of the feet.
What a space for creativity opens up here! Not only young, but also absolutely adult artists cannot resist and start creating amazing characters. For example, look at these cute animals and birds, insects and butterflies. By using fingerprint it is easy to draw familiar fruits and vegetables, vehicles, and you can invent a variety of little men simply without restrictions.
Educational task for adults - take part in the creative process and make children's "kalyak-malyak": horse, lemon, pizza, scrambled eggs, cat. Too easy? We complicate the task: first, an adult draws a contour, and a child, using finger paints, makes it the way he sees in his imagination. And here you can’t argue if the sun is green, and the water in the lake is reddish-pink - this is the decision of the little artist.
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No less pretty drawings can be obtained if the prints are made palm or leg - the main thing is to turn on your imagination and think in advance what exactly you want to see on a piece of paper. Therefore, first, before getting dirty in the paint, invite the child to play the game “what does it look like”, choose the cutest image and then proceed to its image.
We draw with a sponge
It turns out that an ordinary dishwashing sponge, which can be easily bought at any store, can help us create original and amazing paintings. Drawing paints with a sponge a great way out for those kids who still can’t skillfully hold a brush in their hands, and not all kids like to get their hands dirty with paint. Learning how to draw with a sponge is easy: put the required amount of paints of different colors on the palette and try to paint over a large contour drawing with a sponge.
Show the child how to sponge paint on paper : touch abruptly or sweepingly smear, depending on the technique, the paints will mix in different ways, which will give the drawing originality and individuality.
Another assistant for a young artist can be friendship between a sponge and a wooden spatula . Wrap the spatula with a sponge and secure with an elastic band - you have a new tool for a little artist in your hands. Such a “brush” easily captures a large area of the sheet, with its help the child can easily tint surfaces, paint the sky, prepare the background for another drawing, and do many other interesting things.
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If, according to the author's idea, a bright pattern should appear on the sheet, then the sponge should be wetted and squeezed very carefully. Want to make the drawing less expressive and slightly translucent? Then the sponge should be wetter, and the image will look like a watercolor work.
Using a sponge is convenient to create drawings with a template . Choose the drawing you like, print it on thick paper, cut it out and paint it with a sponge. After coloring, remove the template, and as a result you will get an original bright picture.
Do you want your print to be more accurate? Insert a piece of foam rubber into the cap of a felt-tip pen, and you will get a neat round print. Dip it in paint and start creating.
