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-: Hi, my name is Maria and I'm a visual artist
and teaching artist.
Today's lesson is on,
an art and science experiment that you can do at home.
So we're gonna be exploring
how we can mix water with watercolors and oils
and create patterns.
So you're gonna grab a container,
it could be any small container.
You're just gonna use this container
to mix water and the oil and the watercolor.
So you're gonna grab some water,
and fill it up halfway.
And then, you're gonna grab oil
so you could use any oil you have at home,
it could be vegetable oil, it could be olive oil.
And so you're just using the oil to bind.
So binding is when you, put together, two different things.
And so that's what oil and the watercolor are gonna do
is they're gonna combine.
And so when they combine, they're not gonna blend easy
with the water, so they're gonna retain its color.
So that's the scientific part of it,
is we're gonna see how oil and water don't mix,
but then at the same time they do to create these patterns.
So we often hear oil and water don't mix.
So we're gonna explore in the ways
that they do in science and in art
and in the way we can create art with it.
So you're gonna grab a dropper
and if you don't have a dropper,
just make sure you have like a small thing
that you can mix.
It could even be one of these mixers,
it could be even a twig,
that you find outside.
So you're gonna put one teaspoon of oil
into the water.
And so you see in here how the oil
is at the top and the water is at the bottom.
So it's really up to you,
whatever tools you have at home
or whatever you feel more comfortable.
I like using Sargent because it says magic.
I like to think of this as like making potions.
So it's like a very magical experience.
So that's why I use this in particular,
but, ask your parents,
what tools you have at home
and if you have access to food coloring or watercolors.
So you're gonna grab your watercolor
and put a couple of droplets.
And the cool thing about this experiment
is you can mix more than one color in your containers.
So I put a little bit of this color
and then I'm gonna put some red
'cause I wanna see how it blends with the goldish,
and then I'm going to put some gold
in here and then just a couple drops,
you don't need a lot of color.
And then, I'm gonna put some more violet in there.
And then you can start seeing at the
top layer kinda how the patterns are forming.
And then maybe I'm gonna put some blue.
So that's kinda how you want it to look to each color,
to remain in its section,
and then you're gonna grab, mix it.
So I have my color here, my blend,
and then, you just start dropping it,
kinda like raindrops, I like to think of it as like...
And then you can see how some of the purple,
you see some of the bronze there.
And then if you're like,
I want more of a different color,
you can continue adding to this.
So let's see, I'm gonna see if I can put some more blue,
so you continue adding to your mixture
and then you can see the blue
and then yeah, and then just dip it.
And so you're gonna do this til you're satisfied creatively
with what you've created.
So you can see here, we have purples, blues,
a little bit of gold, and then you're gonna let it dry.
It usually takes about 15 to 20 minutes to dry.
It's mostly the oil that takes a little bit longer to dry.
And then when you're done,
you're gonna have a different pattern.
So you can see the different droplets.
So I like doing this art medium to create backgrounds.
If I wanna create some art quickly,
and then I wanna be experimental,
I use this art form.
I hope you had fun, my name is Maria
and I had an incredible experience
making art with you virtually.
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