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Watercolor basics

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techniques

how are brushed made?

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How to use watercolor and not be a trash panda.

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Painting no no’s (trash panda stuff)

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• Don’t kill the brushes by grinding them to get paint
• Keep paint colors “clean” as best you can
• Rinse brush often
• Use the lid to mix colors
• Use paper towels to clean lids
• Know where rags are for big spills

Set up for TODAY!

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1. Each person needs
1. A paint set
2. a Paper
3. A brush- you may have to share

bigger brushes

• *Get your own rinse cup. But, if we

Run out, share with your shoulder

neighbor

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Clean up

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• Rinse the brush and return to can “brush up”
• Rinse cup is empty and standing up in the bin
• Lid is clean and will be checked in by ______
• Trash goes in trash

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Wash, gradient, Wet in wet techniques

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Watercolor basics and techniques

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Flat Wash

Gradient Wash

Wet in Wet

Set up for your watercolor sampler

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1. Write your name and class per. On the back somewhere by the edge

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• Draw boxes as shown

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• Use one piece of masking tape on one edge only

(the masking tape gets too messy, stuck and tangled)

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• Don’t paint to the edges, keep the white borders

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• Clean up on time so these can dry enough to put away ?

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• Honestly, I am not sure how we will put them away….

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