Painting

A painting medium that is translucent and dries matte/chalky. You need water to activate the pigments.

• Watercolors

• Liquid Tempera Paint

• Acrylic Paint

• Tempera Cakes

When washing your paint brush you should...

• throw it in the sink

• let someone else wash your brush

• rinse thoroughly and place in cup with the bristles up

• leave it at your table

Colors that remind you of things that are cool (rain, water, snow, ice). They are relaxing and recede (move away from the viewer) when used in a painting.

• monochromatic

• cool

• analogous

• complimentary

These are created when you mix a color with its compliment.

red + green

blue + orange

yellow + violet

• warm colors

• tints

• shades

• tones

These colors are energetic and exciting. When used in a painting they come towards the viewer and stand out.

• warm colors

• cool colors

• monochromatic colors

• complimentary colors

These are created when you mix a color with white.

• tones

• tints

• shades

• resist

These are created with you mix a color with black.

• hues

• tints

• tones

• shades

These are created when you mix the primary colors.

• secondary

• tertiary

• cool

• tones

These are created when you mix the primary and secondary colors

• tones

• tertiary

• tints

• shades

This painting medium is transparent and fluid.

• tempera cakes

• acrylic

• watercolor

• liquid tempera