Painting

__**Painting**__   Good Painting Practices   Getting ready  * clean your space for paining, don ’ t crowd  * get everything you ’ ll need  * brushes, paint, water paper, paper towels   Paint  * never get more than you think you ’ ll need. you can always get more. waste is bad for everyone  * a quarters worth is a good amount  * find some scrap to mix colors on   Water  * barely cover the bottom of the container WHY? <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * well, if you spill there ’ s not much to clean up <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * you ’ re not going to accidentally use to much on your painting, especially using watercolor <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * you ’ re not wasting water <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Brushes <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> *use the brush for the job <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> *small brushes are for details at the end <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * big brushes are usually for large areas unless- there is the need for texture or marking of some type <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * always clean your brush <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * always make sure your brush has been cleaned before you use it <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Painting <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * painting is or can be messy, mind your space and manners <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * don ’ t play or get sloopy <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * IF you MESS UP---WAIT FOR IT TO DRY AND PAINTOVER IT <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * sometimes painting over something requires that you paint an opaque color such as white first. <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * always lay flat to dry ( I want you to place your painting on top of your folder then lay your folder on the drying rack <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Good Painting Practices <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">  * respect your work and others work. meaning NEVER paint or mark or touch another person ’ s painting!!! <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">  NEVER put a wet piece on top of another wet piece <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">  Finishing up <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * listen for instructions <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * don ’ t crowd the sink <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * one person per job, dump water, clean brushes, put away paint, <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> * put painting away first or as told WHEN TO DO SO!!! <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">