Paint Pen Parrotfish | Drawn to Explore

Welcome to Drawn to Explore, an artist-naturalist live chat series on explore.org designed to connect you with the wonders of nature through art and observation. In this episode, we’ll create a vibrant underwater scene featuring a parrotfish using paint pens. This project will focus on the colorful adaptations and role of parrotfish in coral reef ecosystems. We’ll also explore painting techniques to capture the movement and texture of underwater environments.
Host: Sara Wolman Co-Host: Mike Fitz

Materials Needed:
Mixed Media Paper
Paint pens (variety of colors)
Pencil for sketching
Reference image - https://media.explore.org/stillframes/reference-collage-parrot-fish-1734621694565-0.png

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