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Why paint Koi Fish?

A tutorial for learning how to paint a Koi Fish has a lot to offer young students. The view from overhead keeps the shapes really simple and graceful. As a watercolor resist, there’s the fun of adding white crayon lines for bubbles (always fun when they appear!) and the blue and orange combination just make the fish pop off the page.

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Student Art Gallery

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How to Paint a Koi Fish Materials

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Watercolor Paper.
Real watercolor paper always makes the watercolor paint much more vibrant.

Pencil.
The Ticonderoga brand are the most reliable, make nice dark lines when you need them, and are the easiest to erase.

Eraser.
Large erasers you can hold in your hand do a much better job than just the pencil tip erasers, especially when erasing leftover pencil lines after tracing.

Crayola Crayons.
This classic brand always works well.

Rounded Watercolor Brush.
A good paint brush can make all the difference in the world. Who can paint small details with one of those big floppy brushes? This style with a sturdy rounded tip were my hands down favorite.

Liquid Watercolor Paint.
These paints are so easy to work with, leave such bright colors and last for a long, long time. Well worth the investment.

Non-Spill Paint Cup.
Train your students to leave the matching brush in each cup after they use it, and you have an easy system with very little cleanup.

How to Draw and Paint a Koi Fish Directions

Time needed: 1 hour

How to Paint a Koi Fish in 9 Easy Steps

Draw a medium teardrop shape.
Draw a large teardrop shape.
Add a tail to the large fish.
Draw a tail on the medium fish.
Add pectoral fins to both fish.
Add a dorsal fin on the back of each fish.
Draw the tops of the eyes.
Draw wavy plants in between.
Trace with a crayon and paint with watercolor.

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