Watercolor & Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting

We love doing watercolor paintings. I’m always looking for something different and fun to do them. Christmas it a favorite time of year for us. We are always doing crafts and activities.

Today I have out watercolor Christmas Trees! These were fun to make and one that many can do and enjoy. It is a mix of watercolors and oil pastels that is simple and easy to do.

Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com

The Watercolor & Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting is a great addition to the Christmas paintings for kids on the site.

Watercolor & Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting

The mix of watercolors and oil pastels has been a favorite for us the last few months. We love how the oil pastels don’t love the watercolor. It is really fun to do.

The Christmas tree painting is fun, with oil pastels for the ornaments and watercolor for the green on the tree.

You can also check out a different watercolor Christmas trees we did as well.

Christmas Tree Book to Read with the Watercolor & Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting

One of our favorite books has been Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree. I love how the big tree always gets smaller. I also love that you see how each tree is different but unique along the way!

What you need for this Watercolor & Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting craft

pencil
watercolor paper
watercolors
glitter watercolors
oil pastels

How we made our Watercolor & Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting

Step 1: Draw the Christmas Tree

We started by drawing out the shape of our Christmas tree on the watercolor paper. I love seeing how different we all make the trees. We each took our time doing it. We also had to make sure we left room for the star at the top and the trunk of the tree.

Step 2: Draw the Star at the Top of the Christmas Tree

We drew a star at the top of the tree. We used the oil pastels. It was fun to see how different we all do the same actions.

Step 3: Draw the Christmas Ornaments

We then colored in our Christmas lights with oil pastels. They are fun to use and easy for loads of activities. Plus work great when using with watercolors. We marked out lights all over the tree.

Step 3: Color the trunk of the Christmas Tree

We colored in he trunk of the tree. It was fun to see the difference between how big we thought they should be.

Step 4: Watercolor Paint the Christmas Tree

The last thing we did was paint our Christmas tree with glitter watercolors and regular watercolors if they wanted. It is always fun to see how the oil pastels stick out as we paint.