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Expressive Art Therapy Technique

This is an art therapy technique that helps with calmness and relaxation for those with anxiety and stress. I have started an online counseling and art therapy practice and I have been developing YouTube videos to show different types of art therapy tasks

Supplies

  • Watercolor
  • Watercolor paper
  • Brushes
  • Container for water
  • Paper towel
  • Ink pens

Start by painting with watercolors shapes symbols and anything that you would like it could be realistic trying it could be abstract. The idea is for this painting to be calming and relaxing.

Using a hair dryer can speed up the process of drying time for you to use the ink pens. But this art task can be divided into two days if you want to spend time painting for one day let it dry and then return back the next day to add the details with the ink pen

Once you are finished then you could add details using the ink pens. The ink pens can be black or it could be color ink pens.

https://youtu.be/JDbi8wKNhws

You could find a demonstration on this on my YouTube channel Zen Art and Wellness.

Caroline