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Learn how to paint your own mask with FAS Fastex Textile Ink.

Getting Plain Bags:
You will need some plain cotton bags.  Most of the ones you can get your hands on are too thin, almost like some of them are made from thin cotton bed sheets.

FAS Paint A Bag:
FAS have a Paint Cotton Bag Set of 10 that is made on 10oz cotton and prewashed.  This is close to the thickness of a pair of jeans.  This Paint A Bag set is ideal for the classroom and these bags will take heavy use and plenty of paint.  They are made to last.​

What paint do I use when painting fabric tote bags?
Do not use acrylic paints, this type of paint will sit on top of a surface and are prone to cracking or flaking off.  Acrylic paints are not really design for flexible moving surfaces.

​Use a Textile Ink like FAS Fastex. Fabric Ink is ideal for this type of work.  Colours are bright, permanent, non-toxic and can be layer over and over without adding to the overall thickness.  When heatset or fixed by ironing the bags the fabric and textile ink are fused together.  Making the bags dry-cleanable, completely non-fading and permanently washable.
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See Fastex info >>
See How to Heat Fix Fastex >>.

What to Paint on the Bags:
The ideas are only limited buy your imagination.  Here are some videos and photos of what can be creativity painting onto these tote canvas bags.

Here is a few ideas on how to paint a Tote Canvas Bag

Local Auckland artist James Edwards
paints amazing artworks with a
FAS Super Tempera School Paint.

Click Here for more image and an interview with James Edwards

​You will need
• Waterproof Black Sharpie Markers (or any waterproof markers)
• FAS Painting Dyes and Fine Brushes

Draw a picture using the black markers. 

Using the markers enables the children to add lots of fine details to their drawings. 

The picture is then coloured with FAS Painting Dyes. 

It doesn’t matter if the dye runs together or the lines are gone over. This gives a nice watercolour effect and the black lines always stay visible. More details can be added after the dye has dried. The process can also be done in reverse with the dying done first.

You will Need:

Paint: Thick quality good quality Green paint.  Super Tempera or Student Acrylic are both ideal for this.
Old plastic dishwashing brush
Brown Crayon
Spare sheets of paper for testing.
Shallow paint trays or old plastic container lids.
Paint brushes
Black marker for details.

Let’s Get Started:

Print off the Template of the tree trunk. (see above)

Colour the trunk in with a crayon or marker.

Pour a little paint on to your paint tray or plastic container lids.  You will only need a little amount.  If you are painting autumn colours use yellow, orange and deep yellow.  Otherwise use green and leaf green for the tree leaves.

Use a pressing stamping action with the brush to get the leaves effect on the branches of the tree.  Try testing on a spare sheet of paper until you are happy with the consistency of the paint.
Once dried you can use a black marker for highlights


Tip: Less stamping of the paint looks better.

Mixing two or more green leaf colours looks great.

An acrylic paint works well

Cheaper brands of paint may be too thin for this artwork.

Painting Bugs with Paper Folding Art.

Learn how to paint colourful bugs, beetles, ladybirds and grasshoppers.  This example shows how easy it is to create and paint bugs of all sorts of shapes and sizes with Super Tempera school paint.

There is a lot you can do with paint that you just can't do with markers, pencils or crayons. 

Join us and subscribe to this “Ideas worth Painting” YouTube channel as we explore the creative colourful world of school painting.  

www.youtube.com/c/Faspaintsforschool​

This is so easy and so much fun!

There are some things you just can't do with pencils, markers and crayons.

It is like looking in the mirror, whatever you paint on the left side of the paper is reflected on the right side.   Try making butterflies using dark colours with bright highlights and finish them off with a felt pen for the details.

There is a lot you can do with colourful paints that you simply just cannot do with crayons, markers and pencils.  

YOU WILL NEED: 

• Sheet of paper.
• Tempera Paint in a range of bright colours.
• Apron and cover sheets.

Maybe also
Black marker for details.

Lets get started:

1.  Prepare your work area.  Lay out newspapers or a cover sheet.

2.  Fold the paper in half to make a light crease before you begin. Open it out.  You may find some very young children will need to have the paper folded for them.

3.  All the painting is done on one side of the folded paper.  Try to get some colour along the central fold line.   Use bright colours in a random ‘surprise’ effect.

4.  Re-fold the paper. Rub the paper with the palm of your hand trying to work the paint from the centre to the outer edge.

5.  Allow to dry. Thick painting may take longer than normal artworks.

6.  Add the final extras.  Eyes, feet, legs, dots or a nose with felt pens or crayons.

Tip: 

Try not to apply too much paint that will squeeze out of the folded paper.  
​But just enough so it will transfer when pressed together.

​Paper mache is a lot of creative fun.  These right pink pigs are easy to make and, once painted with bright colours, look fabulous in kids’ rooms or around the classroom.  It is so much fun and everyone seems creates something different and unique. 

​Kid’s love to paint people of all shapes and colours.  You can make your own skin tone shades by mixing white, red and brown shades.  But it is much easier to get a set of skin tone shades that are mixed and ready for instant use.    

​Children can now paint every skin colour under the sun!
If they don’t see the exact shade they need, it’s a breeze to mix one. Best of all, Super Tempera paint washes right off skin and clothes for quick & easy clean-ups.  Lots of classroom fun.

Children love painting their own self portraits.  
​This is a fun way to get the creative juices flowing.
​Non-toxic and safe for school kids in the classroom.

More Information See FAS People Paint:

​A school Classroom set of a super thick paint in flesh tint shades.

Let your artwork and portraits come to life with FAS Super Tempera People Paint Skin Tone Colours.

Here are two school painting ideas that are totally different but share the same basic painting technique.  An ideal project for the classroom.
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Mixed media painting:
The idea is to paint the key parts of the painting completely separately.  Then you paint your background and glue the parts together to make the final picture.
The offers a 3D-like depth and texture to the final artwork.
It requires a little planning before you begin.

​Try painting on black paper instead of a stark white blank page.  

It adds a dramatic mood your painting even before you begin painting any colours on the page.  The black undertone seems to enhance the intensity of the colours.

It really does change the lighter colours.  Look at the greens of the grass.