Hi friends!
We are so close to Thanksgiving day, so we’re sharing our Thanksgiving Day Thankful Turkey. Our turkeys start with a basic handprint, but can be as detailed as you’d like. We used watercolors as they blend & bleed colors nicely and always create such unique results. We finished them off with thankful statements. Check it out below!
*Click on photos for closer look
What You'll Need
Heavyweight White Construction Paper
Pencil
Watercolors & Brushes
Water
Markers
optional: Drying Rag
The Steps
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DRAWING
Turn your paper vertically.
Trace you hand with the pencil.
optional: Connect the fingers with a rounded line and add in extra feathers.
Draw the different sections of the feathers (Naomi chose to leave a few without the sections).
Add a face, hat (optional), and the extra skin under the beak (wattles) or under the beak(snoods) and feet.
Optional: Turn you hand sideways across the turkey and add three lower feathers with your fingers.
PAINTING
Begin to paint with the watercolors. The rag comes in handy to dry off excess water.
Inspiration
I started with the face and layered different colors before adding the darker layers on top. I then worked my way to the body and feathers.
WORDING
Write, “I am thankful for” wherever you’d like and then fill in all the ways you are thankful.
Naomi wrote her thankful statement on the bottom. I added some color to the bottom before writing in my statement.
That’s it!
Friends, what are you thankful for?
Happy crafting!
Amanda and Naomi
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