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Better Paint Brush Habits for Kids

By Cheryl Trowbridge 3 Comments

"No More Bad Hair Days"... For a printable pdf visit: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-More-Bad-Hair-Days-1245660

Are paint brushes with unruly bristles a familiar sight in your elementary classroom? Better paint brush habits can prevent damage to your brushes and paint sets, and increase their useful life. When kids learn the correct way to use their supplies, their paintings will improve and your brushes will thank you! How do brushes get damaged? Most kids are introduced to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medium, More, Painting, Tempera, Tips for Parents, Tips for Teaching Art, Watercolor Tagged With: No More Bad Hair Days!, paint brush, printable pdf

Mix 100 Colors – a Color Mixing Art Activity for Kids

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Mix 100 Colors - a Color Mixing Art Activity

This fun color mixing art activity is perfect for kids in grades 2 and up. Originally, I created this project to celebrate our "100th Day of School", but kids will enjoy doing this anytime! Your students will gain valuable color mixing experience while creating a frame-worthy piece of art. The example above was created by a 2nd grader in a 50-minute art class. These … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 100th Day of School, Abstract (Non-representational), Art Challenges, Color Mixing, Painting, Tempera Tagged With: art activity, color mixing, color wheel

How to Paint Colorful Hearts Inspired by Jim Dine

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How to Paint Colorful Hearts Inspired by Jim Dine

These colorful hearts for grades 1 and up are inspired by American artist, Jim Dine (1935 - ). They make a fun, framable project for Valentine's Day or ANY day you want to share some love! You can see my demo (above) and a few of my 1st grade artists' paintings below. Yes, those paintings below are by 1st graders! Keys to success There are two keys to success with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Representational), Color Mixing, Greeting Cards, Hearts, Modern Art, Painting, Pop Art, Tempera, Valentine's Day

How to Make Colorful Painted Papers for Collage

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Four colorful examples of painted papers

It's easy and fun for kids to make their own painted papers for collage. The resulting textures, patterns, and color variations will add extra delight to every project. Making painted paper is a perfect "process-art" activity for the first day of school or anytime you need some "art therapy"! What you'll need for making painted papers: 9 x 12 white construction paper, at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Non-representational), Abstract Design, Art Therapy, Carle, Eric, Painting, Tempera Tagged With: collage, painted papers, pattern, process art, tempera, texture

5 Reasons Why You Only Need 3 Tempera Colors for Your K-5 Students

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photo of 3 bottles of tempera paint and a color wheel

Shopping for tempera paint can make you feel like a kid in a candy store! How can you resist filling your basket with all those juicy colors?? When you're in the market for paint for your elementary classroom or homeschool, you really only need 3 colors of tempera to provide a great learning experience for your students, and you'll simplify your life at the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back to School, Color / Color Mixing, Painting, Supplies / Products, Tempera, Tips for Parents Tagged With: color mixing, color wheel, homeschool

Helpful Tips for Painting with Kids

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Photo of a childs hand holding a paintbrush with the bristles splayed out and the question, "Is your Paintbrush Having a Bad Hair Day?"

No one likes having a “bad hair day”…. not even your paintbrush! When younger students are used to painting with liquid watercolors or liquid tempera, they often forget to add water to their paint when they start working with cake-style colors, like the popular Prang OVL-8 set (affiliate link). Without enough water to liquify the paint, students tend to grind their brush … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Watercolor, Painting, Tempera, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: bad hair day, No More Bad Hair Days!

Paint a Monochromatic Delft-Inspired Plate

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Paint your own Delft-inspired monochromatic plate design for kids - using one color of tempera paint, plus black and white.

Parents, are you looking for ways to keep your kids learning and engaged at home that don't involve screen time? I’ve got you covered! I'll be posting more of my favorite art projects using minimal supplies that you might already have at home. These projects develop the skills of critical thinking, analysis, problem-solving, and invention - the very qualities we need to see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Multicultural, Painting, Tempera Tagged With: monochromatic, Netherlands, pattern, Pottery

“Collage Who You Are” Self-Portrait

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Collage Who You Are Self-Portrait

For centuries, artists have created self-portraits to give others a glimpse into who they are. Since our likes and dislikes, personalities, hobbies, and skills all contribute to making us interesting and unique, why not include those in a self-portrait, too? And what could be a more fun approach to this than a mixed media collage??! For this project we used a bit of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Markers / Pen and Ink, Collage, Cutting, Gluing, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Paper, Photography, Portraits / Self-Portraits, Tempera

The Great Tertiary Color Debate

By Cheryl Trowbridge 17 Comments

The Great Tertiary Color Debate

The internet…. that great supplier of information at your fingertips, making it fast and easy to find answers and share them with the world! But what if those answers being shared are incorrect??  Vladimir Lenin once said, “A lie told often enough becomes the truth.” (Hmmmm….. did Lenin really say that, or has it just been credited to him so often it’s assumed to be true??) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Color / Color Mixing, Oil Paint, Painting, Philosophy, Tempera, Watercolor Tagged With: color wheel, intermediate colors, primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors

How to Care for Your Art Room Brushes

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Serious Care for Your Art Room Brushes

Let’s face it, art room brushes take a beating. But don’t throw them away - rejuvenate them instead!  I used to think “The Masters” Brush Cleaner and Preserver was only for my expensive art brushes at home. Somehow the brushes in my classroom didn’t seem ‘worthy’. How crazy is that?! Now that I’ve started using it on my classroom brushes, I’m completely hooked, and here’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Acrylic, Art Therapy, Mixed Media, Oil Paint, Painting, Product Reviews, Supplies / Products, Tempera, Watercolor Tagged With: Brush Cleaner

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