Posca pens fell into my life via one of those art subscription boxes that delivers an art-laden box of goodies to my doorstep every month. This particular box was for me, but it didn’t stop my kids from getting curious. And I was curious too. Almost always, I’m surprised by new-to-me supplies in the box.
Paint pens seemed a little daunting. I envisioned shaking it too hard and having it explode all over the house. And giving an acrylic paint pen to my kids? That didn’t seem like a possibility.
But I couldn’t resist the challenge, so I did. And we were all surprised. Given the proper table covering, they offer a lot of fun for kids. Here’s 3 fun Posca Pen activities to try with a kid near you.
Drawing on Dark Colors
Posca paint pens show up on dark colors, and that makes it fun to make nighttime scenes, even mushrooms. They color like a regular Crayola marker, but kids get a kick out of the way the liquid comes out of the marker as they draw.
They’re also good for teaching texture. Little marks really show up on dark paper, which allow kids to add wavy lines to make rivers, and short marks for grass and a tree trunk in a more dramatic way than regular markers on white paper.
Dot Drawings
The tips of the markers are excellent for making dots on paper.
Kids can learn about Seurat and pointillism, and it’s also a good exercise in patience and fine motor control as they try to get the dot to be just the right size.
This sweet fish can be done using a white to draw his basic shape, and then coloring him in with rainbow stripes or scales. We even used brown for sand, and two colors of green to add seaweed in the background. Easy to set up, easy to teach, and a ton of engagement by kids.
Rock Painting
Posca pens are hands down one of the easiest ways to decorate rocks for kids. And no matter the color of your child’s new rock treasure, the colors are going to pop.
They’re also great at decorating rocks as signs, such as for your garden, or a fairy garden or toad village. Getting extra writing practice in at the same time in a new and exciting way is a huge bonus.
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I started taking a variety of online art classes during the pandemic. It was the first time I heard of Posca markers. Many mixed-media artists (very well known artists) use these.
I’ve been attempting to get more colors. They truly are interesting and in a class by themselves!
I’ve been making paper sculptures and using these pens to decorate with. They don’t soak through the paper.
The other day, I was doing something … painting same image front and back of a piece of quality paper used
in the book art genre. I was able to paint on both sides successfully (front and back) with no bleed through.
Metallic jelly pens look nice used on top for added details. Metallic and/or fluorescent.
I found that Posca had glitter markers the other day and it was a game changer! And I hadn’t tried the jelly pens on top of them – what a fabulous idea, thank you!