How to make Lanterns by @twigandberryfarm_homeschool

Lantern Making

Simple watercolour lantern tutorial.

Lantern Making

1. Paint watercolour scenes onto a heavy, A3+ sized watercolour paper.

2. When dry, rub vegetable oil into both sides of the paper until absorbed.

Leave overnight to dry

Lantern Making

3. Cut windows into the scene, and glue coloured kite/tissue paper over the windows for teh light to shine through. You can also glue on cutout silhouettes.

Lantern Making

Reverse side if painting showing kite paper windows.

Lantern Making

Lantern Making

Lantern Making

Lantern Making

Lantern Making

Lantern Making


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