One of the important components of a child's complete development is artistic creation. A child should be allowed to express himself from the earliest age by using a variety of techniques and materials adapted to his age, abilities and interests. By applying the artistic expression, the child explores, gets to know the environment, develops thinking and satisfies the inner need for expression. Educators and parents should be aware of the importance of artistic expression, encourage it and enable its most effective development. Moreover, it is crucial that they provide a stimulating social and material environment, as this should release the predispositions that every child has for creative artistic expression. The first part of the paper deals with the artistic field of painting and the theoretical aspect of painting techniques. Painting is the creation of shapes on a two-dimensional background. The basic means of expression of painting techniques is color, which arouses play and curiosity in the child. In the second part of the paper, the conducted research among educators is presented. The survey questionnaire investigated the extent to which educators most often use and which painting techniques are most often used in working with preschool children.