b'Awesome Acrylic PaintingPlastic cheap cutting boards make great paint palettesAcrylic can layer translucently just like watercolor Art Room Tips Prep your canvas first with watered down acrylic or matte medium to reduce the white specs in your background. Alcohol or ammonia is a great solvent for acrylic Use a round brush to pound white onto sky for clouds.Paint a layer of dark and let dry. Quickly paint a thin layer of lighter value onto the dark; before it dries, lift off with crumpled paper towel, lace, etc. to reveal an implied texture.Communication Paint a layer of light and let dry. Quickly paint a thin layerPosition yourself where students can see and hear you, of dark; before it dries, pull out thin lines by scratching intopause for attention before giving instructions, and avoid the paint with a toothpick.talking over noise.Students forget procedures and expectations in a creative space. Kind reminders help correct behavior Oil Pastels without embarrassment or confrontation.Using baby oil or vegetable oil on a cotton swab over yourWhen giving instructions or addressing students, oil pastels can create an even and ultra smooth blend. making eye contact shows that you are present and engaged. Shoe polish is a great blender for oil pastels; just make sure you use it in a well-ventilated areaClayPut your bags of clay into plastic totes and the clay wont dry as quickly while it waits for you to use it.If using cone 05 glazes, make sure your bisque temperature is to cone 04 so you do not have burnout occurring while your glazes are melting, this will potentially cause bubbles trappedinyourglaze.Orfireyourcone5glazeswitha 15-minute hold to get less pinholing in your glazes.'