Hello, it's Jennifer from Sea Lemon
in my opinion this time of the year is usually the most stressful
the holidays are coming up and they can be exciting
but I think they can be stressful as well
Some of you might have finals, or exams in school
Whatever the stress in your life, today I wanted to give you a little mental break with some art therapy
and show 4 easy projects you can do, that can help you destress and relax.
Some of these were inspired by kids' projects, and that's because I wanted to keep it simple and easy to make
the focus is on the process rather than the outcome.
So don't worry if these aren't a masterpiece
the relaxing part is in the process of making it
Of course it's up to you of what kind of art you find relaxing.
I have a ton of tutorials over on my channel
So go over there and check out the projects and see if you can find something that you want to make
that might help you unwind even more.
And if you're new here, make sure you subscribe to my channel Sea Lemon
I upload something new every week
Also, a lot of you have said my voice is relaxing
so if you find this video in itself calming, that is totally cool too
Alright, get comfortable, chill out, and let's make some art.
First up, let's do some watercolor drops.
Start with watercolor paper, your favorite watercolors, and a container of water and a paintbrush.
Make a watery drop of any color and dip a second color into it and just watch the colors flow together.
And you can experiment with different colors and different sizes of drops
You can, of course, paint any shape that you want,
I think these circle drops are really simple and relaxing to make,
and just watching the colors blend together with the watery color is just relaxing
You can also try connecting the drops, so that the colors slightly blend together even more.
Or just keep it simple like I'm doing and do simple drops.
When those pools of water are dry, then your watercolor drop canvas is complete.
Not only is this relaxing to make, but it can also make a fun, simple piece of art.
Next let's try some three dimensional line art
You want a piece of paper and any shape to draw or trace
the most popular I've seen is using your hand
it's a very simple thing to trace
and, for some reason, it is slightly relaxing to trace your hand with a pencil
Next to make the lines you can use your favourite markers, colored pencils or paint
you can also try using a piece of paper as a guide
if you're worried about making them straight
and make evenly spaced lines
when you get to your shape, or hand,
you then want to make curved lines
just within that shape
but continue making straight lines when you get out of the shape
it kind of helps to think of your shape as a speed bump
Whatever medium you use
watching the color or ink flow in a straight continuous line
can be really soothing and relaxing
and just take your mind off of any stress that you have going on
After you've made your lines, you can then use those as a guide
and draw more color lines around them
So I'm now using a yellow, and drawing the same lines on top of the blue lines
and then underneath the blue with a purple line
You could use the colors that you find most relaxing and soothing
or trying bold colors that really just make you happy and in a good mood
You can use as many colors as you want to make as many lines as you want
and once you get closer to being finished
you can see your three dimensional shape pop out
And here's my finished 3D line art
This next one I'm calling the Continuous Flower
this is expecially good for those of you who find doodling really relaxing
Using your favourite pen
you can start with the middle of the flower on the corner
or the center, it's up to you
I'm going with the corner, and drawing a quarter of a circle
and filling the inside of this flower with pollen-type shapes
just little circles
then outside of the circle I'm going to start the flower
start with small petals, and then we will gradually make them bigger
This is where the relaxing part kicks in
you are just making continuous petals,
continuous shapes and lines
and not having to think a lot
so the more you make a single shape
the less you have to stress about what you're going to draw
and you're giving your mind a little break
You can see, about every fourth row of petals
I'm making them a little bit bigger
and you can also experiment with different petal shapes
and draw something on the inside of them
I'm going to finish this flower with a round petal
but you can also make it continuous and go all the way to the page edge
And here is my finished flower doodle
with a bunch of continuous petals
This next one is a perfect homemade substitute for a coloring book
On a piece of paper, draw with your favourite pen or marker
just lines all over the place, and intersect them
you want them to cross and you're making a bunch of scribbles
don't worry about them being perfect
you can draw them in any shape you want
These lines will form abstract shapes
which you can then fill in with color
I think these are fun to fill in with markers
but you can of course use any medium of your choice
paint, pens, pastels,
whatever medium that you find the most relaxing
and with this you will get the same kind of stress relief
that you get when you are filling in a coloring book
and when it's complete you'll have a colorful abstract piece of art
that was pretty easy to make
I think these are perfect to make while you listen to your favourite playlist,
watch your favourite show,
maybe binge on a few Sea Lemon videos
However you decide to unwind
I hope you take a break in your day
to just relax and maybe try one of these
If you do I would love to see your pictures
so share those with me on my social links
and hit that like button
Also I would love to know in the comments below
what art or craft projects you find the most relaxing to make
let me know it down there
and make sure you subscribe to my channel Sea Lemon
so you don't miss any of my videos
For another relaxing project
check out this video right here about zentangles
and I have a bunch of other videos in this playlist right here
for how to draw and diy patterns
go check that out
all of these links will be in the video description below
I will see you guys next time!