Art

We played pin-the-tail-on-the-bunny at my daughter's birthday party a few months back. I drew the playing area with Sharpie on butcher paper (letters indicate where the kids put their cotton balls):



I've had acrylic paints lying around for ages and finally tried them out today:



I really have no idea what I'm doing yet with the paints. Mysteries I need to solve:

• What's the best way to mix paint? I used my brush but it seems like there must be a better way.
• How can you get a good gradient? There's the problem of mixing a consistent set of colors and then the problem of blending on the canvas.
• How do you paint sharp edges? I originally intended for the thing that became the sun to have a sharp edge but it looked horrible so I changed tacks.

I do like that they don't stink, clean up easily, and dry quickly.