Tempera paint + brush care

What kind of paint are we using for the color wheels?

• Tempera paint

• Acrylic paint

• Oil paint

• Watercolor paint

What should you always do BEFORE you start using your paintbrushes?

• Trim the bristles with scissors

• Nothing, they're perfectly fine to use

• Give them a rinse just in case

Where do paintbrushes go at the end of class?

• Dropped in the sink

• Left in water containers

• Leave them on the table

• Washed out and into the pink basket

What do you mix the paint on?

• We don't use one.

• Paint tub

• Plate

• Pallet

What happens to the pallets when you're done using them?

• They need washed out and stacked beside a sink

• They are left on the tables

• They get dropped in the sink

• They get put into the brush bucket

The paint pallets can just be rinsed, and not scrubbed. True or false?

• True - they just need to be rinsed

• False - they need to be scrubbed for the next use

I need a lot of paint on my pallet to mix my colors. True or false?

• True - I need LOTS of paint to do what I want to do!

• False - I can always get more!

Why is it important to take care of the materials?

• So we can keep using the materials to make art

• So we can learn how to properly use the materials

• So we can show we respect our classmates by taking care of the materials

• All the above

If the tempera paint is clogged, what should you do?

• Squeeze HARDER and make it work

• Shake the bottle into submission

• Tell Ms. Holt so I don't get paint all over me

• Try to get it unclogged MYSELF! I'm independent!

I am wearing nice clothes and don't want to get them dirty. What can I do?

• Ask Ms. Holt for an apron. Choice of color, too!

• Nothing. I'm destined to be dirty.

• Sit there and not do the painting today

• Try really really hard not to get dirty.