 My name is Maria and I'm a visual artist and teaching artist. Today's lesson is on an art and science experiment that you can do at home. So we're gonna be exploring how we can mix water with watercolors and oils and create patterns. So you're gonna grab a container. It could be any small container. You're just gonna use this container to mix water and the oil in the watercolor. So you're gonna grab some water and fill it up halfway and then you're gonna grab oil. So you could use any oil you have at home. It could be vegetable oil. It could be olive oil. And so you're just using the oil to bind. So binding is when you put together two different things. And so that's what oil and the watercolor are gonna do is they're gonna combine. And so when they combine, they're not gonna blend easy with the water. So they're gonna retain its color. So that's the scientific part of it is we're gonna see how oil and water don't mix but then at the same time they do to create these patterns. So we often hear oil and water don't mix. So we're gonna explore in the ways that they do in science and in art and in the way we can create art with it. So you're gonna grab a dropper and if you don't have a dropper, just make sure you have a small thing that you can mix. It could even be one of these mixtures. It could be even a twig that you find outside. So you're gonna put one teaspoon of oil into the water. And so you see in here how the oil is at the top and the water is at the bottom. So it's really up to you, whatever tools you have at home or whatever you feel more comfortable. I like using Surgeon because it says magic. I like to think of this as like making potions. So it's like a very magical experience. So that's why I use these in particular. But ask your parents what tools you have at home and if you have access to food coloring or watercolors. So you're gonna grab your watercolor and put a couple droplets. And the cool thing about this experiment is you can mix more than one color in your container. So I put a little bit of this color and then I'm gonna put some red because I wanna see how it blends with the goldish. And then I'm gonna put some gold in here. And then just a couple drops. You don't need a lot of color. And then I'm gonna put some more violet in there. And then you can start seeing at the top layer kind of how the patterns are forming. And then maybe I'm gonna put some blue. So that's kind of how you want it to look to each color to remain in its section. And then you're gonna grab, mix it. So I have my color here, my blend. And then you just start dropping it. Kind of like raindrops. I like to think of it as like, and then you can see how some of the purple, you see some of the bronze there. And then if you're like, I want more of a different color, you can continue adding to this. So let's see, I'm gonna see if I can put some more blue. So you continue adding to your mixture. And then you can see the blue. And then, yeah, and then just dip it. And so you're gonna do this till you're satisfied creatively with what you've created. So you can see here, we have purple blues, a little bit of gold. And then you're gonna let it dry. It usually takes about 15 or 20 minutes to dry. It's mostly the oil that takes a little bit longer to dry. And then when you're done, you're gonna have a different pattern. So you can see the different droplets. Yeah, so I like doing this art medium to create backgrounds. If I want to create some art quickly, and then I want to be experimental, I use this art form. I hope you had fun. My name is Maria and I had an incredible experience making art with you virtually.