Cotton swabs vs paint brushes for watercolor paints

Both cotton swabs and paint brushes are fun to use with watercolor paints. The cotton swabs control were the paints go while the paint brushes make the colors blend easier. Both  make beautiful paintings with watercolors.

Using cotton swabs for watercolor paints

Using cotton swabs instead of paint brushes for watercolor paints makes the paint less runny. The cotton swab helps keep the paint where you want it. Making outlines of hearts with crayons, and filling in the hearts with watercolors is easy when using cotton swabs.

Watercolor and crayon Valentine messages

Here's a simple Valentine drawing and message in crayon painted over with watercolor paints. I used a cotton swab dipped in water for each color and a white blank flash card to draw on.