Feelin’ fruity

Create this clever pineapple picture using coloured card and a few Resene testpots.

Feelin’ fruity - instruction sheet

Resene kids art with Mark Rayner - Project 71

Difficulty level: Easy

You will need: Artists’ paintbrushes, Piece of coloured card Resene Testpots of Resene Japanese Laurel, Resene Light Tan and Resene Yellow Sea

Top tip: Be sure to work quite quickly when applying the paint as you don’t want it to dry out before you fold the card.

Here's another idea: This juicy strawberry was painted in the same way using Resene Kermit, Resene Mai Tai and Resene Pulse.

Feelin’ fruity

Another idea: Strawberry

Step one
Fold the piece of card in half to make a crease down the middle and open it back out. On one side of the fold, paint half a pineapple shape using Resene Yellow Sea, as shown.

Step two
On the other side of the fold, paint a few spiky leaves using Resene Japanese Laurel, as shown.

Step three
Paint a few blobs of Resene Light Tan over the pineapple shape, as shown.

Step four
Fold the card back in half and press together firmly. Leave for a few seconds and open it back out to reveal your fruity masterpiece!

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