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SMart Makes: Blow Art

You Will Need:

  • Acrylic paint
  • Watercolour paper
  • Brushes
  • Cotton wool
  • Straws
  • Felt tips

  • Makes
Steps
  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
  • Step 4
  • Step 5
  • Step 6
blue paper


  • First, take a piece of watercolour paper.


  • Wash some watered-down blue paint over the page and leave to dry.
paint on paper
  • Use your paintbrush to dip in to some more watered-down paint, but this time in a different colour. Place a big dribble on a part of the paper.
blow paint
  • Blow through the straw to move the paint.


  • To create a good fish shape, try blowing harder through the straw to create a splattered effect.
blow paint
  • Do this for as many fish as you would like. Dab it with some cotton wool to help it dry, but be careful not to smudge your blow shape.
green seaweed
  • Next, place some watered-down green and orange dots at the bottom of the paper. Blow these upwards carefully to create seaweed and coral.
adding detail
  • When this is dry you are ready to draw or paint some features on to your fish.


  • Once you've done this you have your very own blow aquarium!
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