This morning I attended a local Parent group called Parent’s Place. The youngest kids stay with their parents in the parent room, while the 18 month – 4 year olds do kids activities guided by teachers. This morning I was the guest speaker for the parent’s room.
Being an artist that also has a Zazzle store, I offered the parents design services that can be printed on a variety of products, as well as commissioned paintings on canvas and such.
Another thing that I offer is paintings that their kids can do. Starting with a basic outline design that I’ve uploaded to Zazzle and placed t-shirts and aprons, the parents can order them and their kids can paint them in, and also add their own creativity to the design, using paint pens.
Paint pens are easily handled and parents don’t have to purchase additional brushes. I recommend the paint pens that have fine to medium sized tips. The ultra fine tips may have a metal barrel for the paint to flow down onto the tip, and can cause blotches of paint to come out. So just make sure the tips have the felt tip all the way.
Markers can also be used; however the marker colors can bleed into the fabric a bit more. The paint pens tend to make a cleaner line. The paint pens can also be used to paint dots with. Pointillism is a fun technique for kids to paint with.
If you would like to read more about color in designs, visit my Squidoo lens on Tshirts To Color http://www.squidoo.com/TshirtsToColor. The designs are also available on kids aprons, and some are available on canvas shoes by Keds.
Additional design requests are welcome.
Cheryl Paton
Creative Brushstrokes, LLC
http://www.zazzle.com/CherylsArt*/
