{"id":33981,"date":"2018-12-20T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=33981"},"modified":"2024-11-28T05:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T10:41:41","slug":"watercolor-oil-pastels-christmas-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/watercolor-oil-pastels-christmas-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We love doing watercolor paintings. I&#8217;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. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/20-christmas-crafts-and-activities-for-kids\/\">Christmas paintings for kids<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<h2>Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting<\/h2>\n<p>The mix of watercolors and oil pastels has been a favorite for us the last few months. We love how the oil pastels don&#8217;t love the watercolor. It is really fun to do.<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas tree painting is fun, with oil pastels for the ornaments and watercolor for the green on the tree.<\/p>\n<p>You can also check out a different <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/watercolor-christmas-trees\/\">watercolor Christmas trees<\/a> we did as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas Tree Book to Read with the Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting<\/h3>\n<p>One of our favorite books has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Willowbys-Christmas-Tree-Robert-Barry\/dp\/0385327218?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=93850116efde40641822d11d163155a8&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">Mr. Willowby&#8217;s Christmas Tree<\/a>. 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!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Willowbys-Christmas-Tree-Robert-Barry\/dp\/0385327218?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=93850116efde40641822d11d163155a8&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mr-willowby-christmas-tree-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Willowby&#039;s Christmas Tree\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-72963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mr-willowby-christmas-tree-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mr-willowby-christmas-tree-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mr-willowby-christmas-tree-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mr-willowby-christmas-tree-640x832.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mr-willowby-christmas-tree.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What you need for this Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting craft<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>pencil<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004M59O4C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B004M59O4C&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bffee6ead8c82caefd7a8117d49d376d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watercolor paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B013S1A4Q2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B013S1A4Q2&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=391851d249d5e2c14e0972e9527aa03a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watercolors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>glitter watercolors<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IEFP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00006IEFP&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bee46df503bd2a8b87893c028816fbbb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oil pastels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees1.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How we made our Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Draw the Christmas Tree<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees2.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Draw the Star at the Top of the Christmas Tree<\/h3>\n<p>We drew a star at the top of the tree. We used the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IEFP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00006IEFP&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bee46df503bd2a8b87893c028816fbbb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oil pastels<\/a>. It was fun to see how different we all do the same actions.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees3.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Draw the Christmas Ornaments<\/h3>\n<p>We then colored in our Christmas lights with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IEFP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00006IEFP&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bee46df503bd2a8b87893c028816fbbb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oil pastels<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees4.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open-ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Color the trunk of the Christmas Tree<\/h3>\n<p>We colored in he trunk of the tree. It was fun to see the difference between how big we thought they should be.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees5.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open-ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Watercolor Paint the Christmas Tree<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees6.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open-ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Final look at our Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting<\/h2>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees7.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open-ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees8.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open-ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees9.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open-ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/12-2018\/wateroilpastelcolorchristmastrees10.jpg\"  alt=\"Watercolor and Oil Pastels Christmas Trees - Easy to do Christmas watercolor painting with great for open-ended design - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Check out there other Christmas Activities For Kids<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/christmas-lights-rice-sensory-bin\/\">Easy To Set Up: Christmas Lights &#038; Rice Sensory Bin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/glitter-watercolor-christmas-lights-painting\/\">Glitter Watercolor Christmas Lights Painting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/torn-scrapbook-paper-holly-wreath\/\">Torn Scrapbook Paper Holly Wreath<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/round-up-of-christmas-printables-from-3-dinosaurs\/round-up-of-christmas-printables-from-3-dinosaurs\/\">Christmas Printables<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/20-christmas-crafts-and-activities-for-kids\/\">Christmas Activities<\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/round-up-of-christmas-printables-from-3-dinosaurs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/11-2024\/christmas-printables-activities-2024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><br \/>\n <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/20-christmas-crafts-and-activities-for-kids\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/11-2024\/christmas-activities-2024.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watercolor-oil-pastels-chrismtas-tree-facebook-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &amp; Oil Pastels Christmas Trees Painting\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-73347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watercolor-oil-pastels-chrismtas-tree-facebook-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watercolor-oil-pastels-chrismtas-tree-facebook-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watercolor-oil-pastels-chrismtas-tree-facebook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watercolor-oil-pastels-chrismtas-tree-facebook-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watercolor-oil-pastels-chrismtas-tree-facebook-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/watercolor-oil-pastels-chrismtas-tree-facebook.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love doing watercolor paintings. I&#8217;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. 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