Watercoloring: Painting an Easter Bunny

What can I use instead of watercolor paper or masking tape if I can't find them?

If you don't have watercolor paper, use heavyweight printer or mixed-media paper taped down with painter's tape or even regular masking tape to the table as in the first instruction so the paper stays flat while you paint the bunny.

My base color isn't spreading smoothly when I touch it to the wet bunny area—how do I fix that?

Make sure you follow the step to wet the inside of your bunny sketch with clean water using the medium flat brush and use a more diluted soft pastel base color on your palette so it spreads evenly, blotting excess water with a paper towel if puddles form.

How can I adapt this activity for younger kids or for older kids who want more challenge?

For younger children, pre-sketch the bunny and let them use the medium flat brush and soft pastel base for broad washes while supervising, and for older kids, encourage mixing multiple tones on the palette, adding subtle shadows with the darker color, and waiting for full drying before small round brush details.

What are some ways to personalize or enhance the finished Easter bunny painting?

After the paint is dry, personalize by adding texture like sprinkling table salt on the wet base for speckles, using the clean damp brush to lift highlights in the eyes and nose, painting intricate patterns on the Easter eggs, or carefully peeling the masking tape and sharing the artwork on DIY.org as suggested.