The first painting above was created by me and the second was created by my 5 year old daughter. So you can see this exercise works whatever your age!
(I created the top painting one evening when the children were asleep. When my little girl woke up in the morning she quickly found it and wanted me to show her how to create a painting like that too. And so I did.)
The reason I suggest you use this a 'warm up' exercise as is because it is a gentle and fun way to play with colors and shapes without feeling any kind of 'presentation' pressure.
Before you get started you need a few simple tools: paper (preferably paper that doesn't wrinkle when you use watercolor paints on it), a pencil, a crayon or a color pen, watercolor paints (as cheap or expensive as you like) and a paint brush.
Step 1: Using a pencil draw whatever you see in front of you without looking at your paper or taking the pencil off the paper.
Step 2: Go over the pencil lines on your paper using a crayon or color pen.
Step 3: Paint whatever colors you choose onto the shapes on your paper.
Step 4: Enjoy your creation!
