Finger Paint Rainbow (Part 14)

Practice finger painting in this art lesson: finger paint rainbow (part 14).

🎨 Studio Brief #27

Use your fingers to paint a beautiful rainbow.

🎯 Your mission

Make a feeling with color, not a thing.

⚡ The twist

Skip the color you'd normally pick.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Use your fingers to paint a beautiful rainbow.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

Finger painting lets you feel the paint and create bold, expressive marks.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

finger paintingcolor orderblending

Construction paperGlue stickWashable markersCrayons

Step 1 of 3

Put dollops of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple finger paint on your paper.

Step 2 of 3

Use your fingers to spread each color in an arc, one above the other.

Step 3 of 3

Blend the edges where colors meet.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 The color we call 'blue' didn't have a name in many languages until very recently.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Mark Rothko painted huge color blocks that made adults cry.

You did it!

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We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every brand, every poster, every video game — color was picked on purpose.

🏆 Try this week: Paint your feeling today — no shapes, just colors.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Why did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.