It’s here! Today I uploaded my first video to my new YouTube channel, and I’m so excited to share more painting tutorials and videos in this new space. With Spring around the corner, I wanted to create and share a fun tutorial for you of a cute little Easter bunny to get things started. This beginner-friendly watercolor painting is easy to follow, and I provide a list of the supplies I used in the video description (also shared here, below). You could paint and frame this for yourself or as a gift for Easter, or paint a few (or have the kids paint a few!) to send as cards for Easter or Spring.

Some tips & ideas for painting this project:

• Be sure to let the paint dry on the bunny’s face before adding details like eyes, nose, and whiskers. If your paint is still wet, your paint will “bleed” and blend into the other colors. You could also use a pen or marker to draw on features once paint is dry!

• Try different colors! Make this project your own by painting the bunny a different color, why not try pink, or blue, or purple? Have fun with it!

• I painted simple leaves in the background while I let the bunny dry, but you could paint more flowers, or polka dots, or stripes, or easter eggs!

• This painting includes simple shapes, so start with a circle for the bunny’s head, and then add ovals to create the ears. Keeping it simple allows you to add more details as you wish!

• Quality paper makes a big difference when painting wet-on-wet (as we do with the bunny). I linked below to the paper I used for this project, but you can also use a more affordable option, such as Canson, just know that different weights and types of paper are able to hold different amounts of water, which can change how your painting will look. Same goes for the quality of paint used. I had these paints on hand, but you could also try other brands and qualities. I also use and can recommend this travel set & this set for beginners, and this set for enthusiasts.

Supplies:

• Paper: Arches Cold Press 100% Cotton - 300g

• Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolours:

  • Burnt Umber

  • Mars Black

  • Yellow Ochre

  • Opera Rose

  • Cobalt Blue

  • Permanent Sap Green

• Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour Tube Set

• Princeton Heritage brush, size 4

• Princeton Heritage brush, size 6

• Princeton Heritage brush, size 8

• Artist’s tape

It would be such a big help as I get started with this new video project if you could “like” the video and subscribe to my new channel. Thank you!

Have fun, and happy creating!

Simple spring bunny watercolor illustration tutorial for beginners. Paint your own cards for Easter or Spring with this easy watercolor tutorial. *Painting S...