Derp Shark – Painting Tutorial

Here is the secret tutorial behind this amazing art. I believe with these steps, you too could make something just as majestic as this sea beast!

For this project I used the following supplies:

Cardboard cut from a random free cardboard box

Blue acrylic paint marker (or pencil – it doesn’t matter because it gets painted over/around)

White acrylic craft paint

Pink acrylic craft paint

Grey acrylic craft paint

Dark blue acrylic craft paint

Light blue acrylic craft paint

Cheap craft paint brush with small tip

Disposable cup with water to rinse brush between colors

Papertowel (or napkin or cloth rag) to dry brush on after rinsing

The 1975 movie Jaws playing in the background

Step 1: Draw shark on cardboard with acrylic paint marker (not shown)

Step 2: Fill in areas that might have white with white acrylic paint

Step 3: Fill in areas with whatever colors desired in acrylic paint (not shown)

Step 4: Outline art with black acrylic paint

Step 5: Paint name and admire work

Medium: Acrylic and marker on cardboard