Q-Tip Pointillism

Georges Seurat used a technique, which he is famous for, called "Pointillism." This technique is time consuming, but the end piece is well worth it! It is basically a style of painting using tiny dots in primary colors, which gives an end result of secondary colors, I love it. In the 19th century, it was ridiculed, but today we all recognize Seurat's "Sunday afternoon on La Grande Jatte" 1884-1886 (Image above.) So my creativity kicked in tonight while cleaning my bathroom and scrambling Q-tips off the ground. I googled and found a "Recipe" for creating a Q-tip Pointillism painting! Here are some fun directions;

What You Need:
watercolors
q-tips®
watercolor paper
drafting tape

What You Do:
-Tape the edges of the paper with drafting tape.
-Sketch basic landscape with a pencil.
-Wet the paint with a brush, dip the q-tip in water and dip it into the paint.
-Pressing down lightly will make a small dot, more pressure will create a larger one.
-Try to fill up as much of the paper as possible with color.
-Remove the tape when the painting is dry

(Kinderart.com)