Easy Pagoda Painting

Color this easy pagoda drawing with water based markers, brush with water, and you have a lovely “watercolor” painting.

Pagodas are sacred buildings, typically made of many tiers, and found in India and East Asia.

Their simple shapes offer good symmetrical drawing practice, and share a very different silhouette than most of our western houses.

 

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It’s a collection of projects with an Principles of Design themes, that are simple and designed to with my Recycled Art Journal system.

 

MATERIALS

• Download the PDF Pagoda Journal Page
• Watercolor paper, 9″ x 12″*
• Stabilo Markers*

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1. PREP: Cut 9″ x 12″ paper in half to make 6″ x 9″ sheets for students.
2. Draw the pagoda as shown in the tutorial.
3. Trace it with a blue water base marker.
4. Fill in the background with the blue marker.
5. Brush over the lines lightly with a wet brush. Try to keep the strokes to a minimum so the color doesn’t wash away.
6. Wet the background lightly with the brush too.