Monday, March 25, 2013

Easter is Almost here...

Our early Easter is almost here! I thought I'd post some beautiful egg-decorating imagery to inspire you to create some beautiful eggs. I've also posted some links to some great websites where you can learn to use the same techniques, who knew watercolour paint could be the easiest way? As a artist I find any holiday a justification to spend hours crafting home-made decorations.

Make stripes with tape or watercolors! You can use white crayons to protect the egg from dyes also!
Some beautiful speckled eggs using pastel floral colours, light blue and green dyes with gold paint splatter. Black eggs give a chalk paint look, you can use chalk or white paint to make designs. Make eggs with contrasting silhouettes using dyes and tape. 
Plain dye and white paint my simple pretty easter eggs! Try out natural dyes and sticking natural leaves to make a pattern on your eggs. Using a fine-tip black marker or paint brush, use your calligraphy skills to create mini-egg graphic master peices!