WIDE RAINBOW WORKSHOP: CHRISTINA QUARLES

Artist Christina Quarles joins us from her studio in Los Angeles and shares a DIY stencil activity using old magazines & painters tape. Let’s follow along with Christina as she gives us this special tutorial and we explore new painting techniques together!
MATERIALS
x-acto knife or scissors
painter's tape
magazines
paper plates
sponges
containers of water
paint
colored pencils
sharpies
pens
INSTRUCTIONS
Let’s create DIY stencils!
1. Cut out your stencil from a magazine
2.. Dab & paint with your sponge
3. Play around with different colors
4. Use painter's tape to create a new stencil
5. Paint inside your shape
6. Try new colors & different techniques
7. Get creative with your tape to make shapes
8. Draw with colored pencils
9. Use your magazine to draw a new stencil
10. Remove your tape
11. Experiment and have fun!
Opaque: you can't see through the paint
Transparent: you can see underneath the paint
Gradient: two colors that mix together to form a middle tone, moving from light to dark or vice versa