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:

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.  

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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.

​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.

Using Glitter in the classroom is Messy:
Glitter is messy it gets everywhere!
Once it is on your hands, it’s on your face, it’s in your hair, then door handles, benchtops, chairs and floors.  And don’t get me started on clothing.   So why do we put up with all this mess?  It’s all about the bling, the sparkle.

Art Teachers don't like glitter.  There is even a blog full of help called "Art Teachers Hate Glitter"

Is there a way to use glitter without so much mess?
The simple answer is yes.  It has been around for a long time too. 

Glitter Paint.
The glitter particles are held together within a paint and this stops the messy transfer of glitter that is normally left loose to fly around the room. 

Is Glitter sprinkled over glue or paste less messy?
This doesn’t work either as glitter still gets everywhere because the glitter is loose and still gets airborne. 

​A fun engaging colourful project that you can spread over 4 different school painting lessons. A great way to get children thinking about the colour of the four seasons.  It is always a lot of fun getting your hands covered in paint.

Finger Painting School Paint Lesson Plan

​LEVEL: Pre-school and Early Primary.

​There is nothing that is more fun for kids, than to have colourful squishy paint all over their hands. To be creating a colourful masterpiece is just an added bonus. Finger painting can also be great for the grow ups too. Just look at what you can create with your fingers and some Super Tempera.

 Try making your own colouful Wrapping Paper.

LEVEL: Preschool and Early Primary

Children love sponge painting.   It teaches children about shapes, colour and how paint gets absorbed into the sponges. It also offers a quick and simple way to make colourful artworks.

TIPS:  
Sponge brushes are ideal for this as they have a good handle for little hands.  See photo
Use clean bright colours.
The small bits of waste sponge you cut off are great to making interesting details like leaves and grass.
Squares, triangles and diamonds are popular shapes for sponge painting.
Popular ideas are to paint a yellow circle and stamp on the flower peddles or it could be a sun and stamp on the sunrays.  Also you can use the sponge in a stamping action to make a wallpaper effect.

Enjoy
Tony Parker
www.schoolpaints.com
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FAS | Super Tempera