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Umbrella Painting Ideas

Three ideas, each an umbrella or rain picture, its colors and the step that makes it work.

Umbrella Painting Ideas

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  1. Rain on a tin roof, each drop bouncing as a tiny crownRust, gray, white. Paint each splash as a small white crown where a drop lands.
  2. Car headlights coming through heavy rainCharcoal, yellow, white, gray. Paint two yellow discs with soft halos and a streak under each.
  3. One red umbrella among black ones, seen from a balconyBlack, red, gray. Stamp the black rounds with a sponge and paint a single round red.

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A figure under an umbrella in rain 12

  • Boy leaning a striped umbrella into the wind, coat flapping Navy, white, red, gray. Tilt the umbrella forward and slant every rain line the same way.
  • Child leaping a puddle, umbrella tipped back Blue, yellow, gray, white. Pull the splash upward with a liner brush on both sides of the boots.
  • Commuter at a bus stop under a clear bubble umbrella Gray, pale blue, white, teal. Outline the dome in white and let the head show through it.
  • Dog walker in a downpour: one umbrella, one very wet dog Olive, tan, gray, red. Paint the dog low and dark, and keep the red for the umbrella alone.
  • Four boots in a row below one canopy, both heads hidden Green, navy, orange, gray. Paint one wide canopy first, then two coats and four boots below its rim.
  • Girl in a yellow raincoat with a green umbrella, back view Yellow, green, gray, white. Paint the gray street wet first, then the figure in flat shapes with no face.
  • Girl with an umbrella reflected full length in a wet street Pink, gray, blue, white. Repeat the figure upside down below the feet and drag a damp brush across it.
  • Grandparent and child sharing a big black umbrella Black, gray, yellow, white. Give the child the one yellow coat and keep the rest gray.
  • Red boots and a furled umbrella tip, cropped at the knees Red, gray, blue, white. Crop the figure at the knees and ring each boot with one ripple.
  • Small black figure under one huge red dome on a gray wash Gray, black, red. Wash the whole canvas gray, let it dry, and add a black figure under one red dome.
  • Umbrella blown into a cup by a gust, a hat sailing off Purple, gray, tan, white. Flip the canopy upward into a cup and bend the ribs with it.
  • Walker painted solid black beneath a rainbow canopy Black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue. Paint the canopy in colored wedges and everything else black.

Umbrellas from above 12

  • Bird's-eye canopy as an eight-slice pie in pink and white Pink, white, gray. Rule four lines through one point and fill every other slice pink.
  • Canopies from a rooftop, overlapping like petals Teal, coral, mustard, white. Paint each circle, let it dry, and overlap the next so its edge stays sharp.
  • Crosswalk from overhead, a dozen umbrellas in the crowd Gray, red, yellow, blue, white. Paint the white crossing stripes, then dot the umbrellas over them as colored rounds.
  • Dotted navy umbrella from overhead with an oval shadow Navy, white, gray. Dot the canopy with a cotton swab and slide a gray oval out to one side.
  • Five canopy tops in a line, palest blue to deepest Blue, white. Mix five steps from pale to deep blue and paint one round in each.
  • Green canopy from overhead with puddle rings around it Green, blue gray, white. Paint the green round, then fine white rings on the ground beside it.
  • Market from above: square awnings and round umbrellas Red, cream, green, gray. Fit squares and circles edge to edge like a patchwork.
  • One red umbrella among black ones, seen from a balcony Black, red, gray. Stamp the black rounds with a sponge and paint a single round red.
  • Spoked canopy from overhead with a dog's tail poking out Green, white, brown, gray. Paint the round first and add one brown tail at its edge.
  • Umbrella top split into six wedges, red around to purple Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Rule three lines through the center and fill the six wedges in rainbow order.
  • Umbrellas filing down a stairway, viewed from the top step Gray, orange, pink, purple. Step the rounds down the canvas, each a little larger than the last.
  • Yellow umbrella crossing wet cobbles, viewed from a window Yellow, gray, slate, white. Dab the cobbles in gray and slate and add a white glint on each.

Beach umbrellas 12

  • Blue umbrellas shrinking down a long empty shore Blue, white, sand, turquoise. Halve the size of each umbrella as the row runs toward the horizon.
  • Bucket and spade under a small spotted umbrella Red, white, yellow, sand. Keep the umbrella low and the bucket nearly as tall as its pole.
  • Candy-striped sunshade leaning over a single towel Red, white, sand, blue. Paint the canopy as a half circle of stripes on a slanted pole.
  • Closed beach umbrellas at dawn, tied like furled flags Peach, gray, white, blue. Paint each one as a narrow upright cone with a band around its middle.
  • Girl with a paper parasol at the edge of the surf Coral, white, turquoise, sand. Paint the parasol as a flat tilted oval and the foam as a white scribble line.
  • Looking up into a sunlit canopy, the pole in the middle Yellow, orange, white, brown. Paint the wedges pale where the sun comes through and darker along each rib.
  • Sunset shore with a single umbrella in silhouette Orange, pink, violet, black. Blend the sky wet, let it dry, then add the pole and canopy in flat black.
  • Thatched beach umbrella with a shaggy rim Tan, brown, sand, blue. Pull short tan strokes downward all around the rim with a dry brush.
  • Two chairs under one yellow umbrella, the sea in three bands Yellow, white, turquoise, navy, sand. Paint the sea as three level bands, darkest at the horizon.
  • Umbrella dots strung along a bay, seen from a cliff Turquoise, sand, red, yellow, white. Curve the sand along the bay and dot the umbrellas with a cotton swab.
  • Umbrella heeling in a sea breeze, tassels streaming sideways Green, white, sand, blue. Slant the pole and pull the tassels sideways with a liner brush.
  • Umbrella shade as a cool oval on hot sand, two sandals in it Sand, brown, orange, teal. Paint the shade cooler and darker than the sand and set two sandals inside it.

Rain on streets and windows 12

  • Car headlights coming through heavy rain Charcoal, yellow, white, gray. Paint two yellow discs with soft halos and a streak under each.
  • Cloudburst over a duck pond, ripple inside ripple Green, gray, white. Paint rings of different sizes and let them cross.
  • Folded paper boat spinning past a storm drain White, gray, blue, yellow. Paint the boat as two white triangles and streak the water past it.
  • Night crosswalk in rain, signs reflected in color Black, red, green, yellow, white. Paint the road black and pull each color down into it.
  • Plain gray downpour: ruled diagonal rain above one puddle Gray, blue gray, white. Rule the rain with the edge of a flat brush, all at one slant.
  • Rain on a tin roof, each drop bouncing as a tiny crown Rust, gray, white. Paint each splash as a small white crown where a drop lands.
  • Rainbow over wet rooftops after a shower Gray, red, yellow, blue, white. Paint the rooftops dark and wet first, then arc the rainbow over them.
  • Raindrops on a window, the street a blur of color behind Gray, yellow, red, white. Blend soft color patches, let them dry, then dot clear drops with white highlights.
  • Scalloped storm cloud raining stamped blue dashes Gray, blue, white. Paint the cloud as a scalloped shape and stamp dashes under it with a flat brush edge.
  • Shop awnings dripping onto a wet sidewalk Red, green, gray, white. Paint a row of white drips along each awning edge.
  • Street lamps pulled into long streaks on a wet road Navy, orange, yellow, black. Drag each light straight down with a damp flat brush.
  • Wavy rain trails down a pane, a cactus pot on the sill Gray, blue, white, green. Pull wavy white lines down the glass with a liner brush.

Painted on a real umbrella 12

  • Blossom branch crossing three panels of a pale umbrella Brown, pink, white. Paint the branch across the seams first, then dab blossoms with a cotton swab.
  • Dots in three sizes sponged onto a navy canopy White, pink, mint, on navy fabric. Stamp the largest dots near the rim and the smallest near the top.
  • Goldfish circling the rim of a clear umbrella Orange, white, black. Paint each fish along the rim, all swimming the same way.
  • Ladybug umbrella: red canopy, black spots, one head panel Black, white, on red fabric. Paint one panel black for the head and stamp spots on the rest with a sponge round.
  • Name and stars lettered around a child's umbrella rim Any two bright colors, white. Letter the name along the rim and dot a star between each letter.
  • Rain boots and raindrops marching around a black rim Yellow, red, white, on black fabric. Paint a boot at the foot of each rib and dot drops between them.
  • Six-color umbrella, each panel filled a single hue Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, on white fabric. Fill each panel flat, working around in rainbow order.
  • Stars on the inside of a black canopy, a sky to carry White, silver, pale yellow, on black fabric. Dot the stars on the inside with a cotton swab so they show overhead.
  • Sunflower umbrella: the tip as its center, a petal per panel Yellow, orange, brown, green. Paint brown around the tip and one long yellow petal down every panel.
  • Watermelon umbrella with a green rim and black seeds Green, red, black, white. Band the rim green and white, fill the rest red and add seeds with a small round brush.
  • White clouds on alternate panels of a blue umbrella White, pale gray, on blue fabric. Open the umbrella, sponge a cloud on every second panel and shade each base gray.
  • White web on a black umbrella, a thread along every rib White, silver, on black fabric. Rule a line down each rib, then link them with sagging curves.

How it works

An umbrella is a folding canopy on ribs, made to keep off sun or rain, so it hands a painter two subjects: one bright shape in gray weather, and one patch of shade on a hot beach.

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Painting rain so it looks wet

Rain is mostly reflection. Paint the street gray, repeat each figure and light upside down beneath it, and drag a damp brush across. Girl with an umbrella reflected full length in a wet street works that way. Slant every rain line at the same angle.

Painted umbrella ideas for a real canopy

Twelve ideas go on the umbrella itself. Open it first, so each panel sits stretched between two ribs, and treat a panel as one small canvas. White clouds on alternate panels of a blue umbrella takes a sponge and two colors. We have not tested any paint in rain; try one panel first.

  • The easy rain painting ideas sit under More filters, Level: 23 flat shapes, stamps and silhouettes.

Questions and answers

Which are the beach umbrella painting ideas?

Twelve, from Candy-striped sunshade leaning over a single towel to Girl with a paper parasol at the edge of the surf. The shade matters as much as the canopy: paint it cooler and darker than the sand.

Is there a girl holding an umbrella to paint in acrylic?

Yes. Girl in a yellow raincoat with a green umbrella, back view is flat shapes with no face to draw, and every idea here is written for acrylic. Paint the wet street first and the figure on top once it is dry.

Do these umbrella art ideas need a drawing first?

Most do not. From above a canopy is a circle cut into wedges; from the side it is a half circle on a line. Bird's-eye canopy as an eight-slice pie in pink and white is ruled with four lines.

What is the difference between an umbrella and a parasol?

They are the same folding canopy on ribs. Parasol is the word for one carried against the sun, and some countries keep a separate word for the one carried in rain.

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