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Five Things You Should Know…Number 1
Five Things You Should Know about Acrylic Muse’s ‘How to Paint’ ebook & video series.
#1 ‘How to Paint’ videos and ebooks were created with the absolute art beginners in mind.
What Paint Supplies Do You Have in Your Classroom?
I’ve just had a message from a fantastic teacher, who mentioned that her class (and many others) don’t usually have access to acrylic paint.
She said that in elementary schools, she and her colleagues “…are dealing with poster type paint, washable paint sometimes, the hard kind puck style, but more often a liquid tempera type of paint…”
I’d like to know what you (all the great teachers out there) are using in your classrooms- PLEASE leave a comment and share your experience.
In the meantime, check out this excerpt ABOUT PAINTS from How to Paint with Acrylics HANDBOOK for the absolute beginner
I know for certain, much of the information and many of the techniques covered in the How To Paint with Acrylics paint series can be applied to use with other kinds of paints, but I want to see exactly what you’re working with in your classrooms, so am planning getting my hands on some tempera paints in the next while to do some experimenting. –
Have a great weekend everyone!
About Paints: An Excerpt from “How to Paint with Acrylics HANDBOOK for the Absolute Beginner”
…PAINT QUALITY
What’s Best for the Beginner?
When you arrive at any art store you may be overwhelmed with the selection of acrylic paints on the shelf, where you will find multiple brands of varying quality.
Which type of paint is best for you?
As a beginner, you can ‘invest’ in highest grade, best quality (most expensive) paints or you can develop a collection of more affordable, lower quality paints.
Consider the pros and cons of each type of paint and make your own decision about what’s right for you…
…My own first collection of paints was a set of dried and crumbling watercolour pucks in a plastic tray and a stiff acrylic-handle brush.
I used them every Saturday morning as I sat in front of the TV watching ‘How to Paint with Oils’.
Each lesson was a struggle as I tried (unsuccessfully) to emulate the professional oils artist on television; my watery paints creating no more than disappointing washed out, wrinkly images on newsprint that looked nothing like the painting on TV.
I did keep at it however, and I think now, how remarkable it would have been to have started with even the lowest grade of today’s acrylic paints…
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Lesson Video #5: Painting Foreground & Background
Lesson Video #5: Painting Foreground & Background
Does it make a difference if you paint the background of a painting before you paint the foreground? What if you paint the foreground first?
Experiment with Foreground & Background, as you watch and paint along with this 4 minute, 20 second video at Teachers Pay Teachers, that encourages you to look carefully at an aspect of painting you may have never before considered.
This Lesson Video presents ideas for homeschoolers, students in grades 7 & up, and teachers who are learning to paint.
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Painting a Colour Wheel VIDEO LESSON #4
Painting a Colour Wheel VIDEO LESSON #4, is a step-by-step lesson, that will show you and your students, how to create your own colour wheel through careful observation and colour-mixing practice.
Use this 8.53 minute video on its own or as support material for the e-books, ‘How to Paint with Acrylics LESSONS for the Absolute Beginner’ and ‘How to Paint with Acrylics HANDBOOK for the Absolute Beginner’.
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Get this video lesson and practice blending, with the basic colour theories you learned in ‘How to Paint with Acrylics HANDBOOK for the Absolute Beginner”!
Why do You Want to Paint?
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