Painting Butterflies with Recycled Materials: A Craft Class for All Ages

Painting blue butterflies with acrylic paint and recycled materials: using bubble wrap and old book pages, we create a butterfly craft by folding paper to give us symmetry.
I see so much possibility with this pattern concept, but want to  perfect it first. This is a rough mock up of the first design, as you can see, the skirt fabric is cut so that the design is at an angle, and I’m not a fan of that. But it’s more than…

I see so much possibility with this pattern concept, but want to perfect it first. This is a rough mock up of the first design, as you can see, the skirt fabric is cut so that the design is at an angle, and I’m not a fan of that. But it’s more than just that. Also, the mockup generator is so addicting!

Painting blue butterflies with acrylic paint and recycled materials: using bubble wrap and old book pages, we create a butterfly craft by folding paper to give us symmetry.

A great class for adults and kids: loosen up and play with acrylic paint! Great for greeting cards, posters, t shirts, or just playing around.. Not only would this make a great in-person class, but it will help you loosen up to play too! Repetitive art projects allow you to relax and practice a technique with no pressure. I'll show you a basic technique for making these-- you can take it so much farther!

Here are the colors I use a lot: Liquitex or Golden, usually.

  • ultramarine blue

  • medium red

  • cadmium yellow medium hue

  • titanium white

impressionist imagination blue butterflies on a colorful orange and yellow background class by michigan painter Anna Barnhart

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