The weather outside is gloomy and chilly, making it the perfect time to engage the children in a fun and creative project. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create adorable animal plates using POSCA paint pens. With our simple drawing techniques, you can easily craft a variety of charming dishes that will surely delight the little ones.
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POSCA paint pens offer a vibrant and limitless range of creative opportunities, making them perfect for engaging in a craft session or enjoying a rainy day indoors. These markers are not only colorful but also safe to use, as they are non-toxic and water-based, eliminating any concerns about harmful substances. Additionally, POSCAs are versatile pens that can be used on various surfaces, allowing you to explore a wide array of artistic endeavors. With these markers, the possibilities are endless, enabling you to unleash your imagination and create an assortment of captivating projects.
POSCA paint pens are permanent and bleed-proof when used on paper and card, as they penetrate the fibers. Additionally, they can be made permanent on the following surfaces:
- – Terracotta – bake at 220°C for 45 minutes, then spray with clear varnish
- – Porcelain – bake at 160°C for 45 minutes, then spray with clear varnish
- – Glass – bake at 160°C for 45 minutes then spray with clear varnish
- – Textiles – iron on reverse
- – Metal, stone, leather, plastic and wood – spray with clear varnish
Make animal plates with POSCA paint pens
Here is a straightforward method for you and your children to create animal plates using POSCA pens. The key is to become proficient in drawing simple circles, half circles, triangles, and heart shapes.
For this project, you will require mini dishes, POSCA pens in different sizes, and clear varnish.
Try a tiger plate
To make this super cute tiger plate simply follow our step by step…
Step 1, use a yellow POSCA to draw a semi-circle at the bottom of your dish as shown. Now colour in the top section and leave to dry. Then colour in the bottom with a white POSCA.
Once your base colours have dried you can overlay. Use a contrasting POSCA colour like orange to make a strip in the middle of the top section. Then use a black POSCA to draw triangle in the bottom area as shown.
One you’ve got all your basic shapes coloured in you can add in your features such as stripes, whiskers, closed eyes and a little smile!
Rocking robin plate
Creating a robin plate is an easy task. Alter the colors to form a collection of bird companions!
This technique can also be applied to our fox plate with some minor adjustments.
With a red POSCA pen, sketch the top of a rounded heart shape at the top of the plate, ensuring the ‘point’ reaches the center. To depict the fox, draw a deeper shape with the ‘point’ connecting towards the bottom.
After allowing the colored dishes to completely dry, utilize contrasting Posca colors to add highlights, eyes, and beaks. For the eyes, you can opt for simple circles or explore more expressive options, or even depict closed eyes. In the case of the fox, draw a black triangle where the heart intersects and round off the top. Following that, delicately draw a thin line with a soft diamond shape at the bottom to represent the mouth.
