i love when i'm wrong about something. haha, ok not really, but i love when i gather a negative impression of something and then get totally blown away by a positive surprise. this happens a lot: we judge someone or something and then end up LOVING them or enjoying a new adventure.
i used to despise liquid watercolors. they stained my fingers when prepping them, were hard to store, they were hard to pour, i would end up wasting them if i poured too much...they basically looked like glorified food coloring.
but then something magical happened. i was inspired by other blogs when i noticed some of their students' painted having really vivid, bright pigments. i was teaching a paul klee lesson and needed something with an extra pop. i decided to give liquid watercolors a 2nd try since it had been years since i had tried them the first time. this time i poured them into muffin tins and discovered, although not ideal, i could just add a little bit of water to them to reuse when dried. loved them!! although they are still a little bit of a pain to prep/store (they use up my muffin tins that i have set aside for tempera paint sets) they create that extra wow-factor in my students paintings. and if you are excited about something, chances are your students will be, too. needless to say, they LOVED using them. a little something new never hurt anybody!!! :)
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| here, i store them in muffin tins and although there is a filter used to edit this photo, they are still very vivid and give that "watery," effortless look. compliments children's painting styles well! |
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| here is the work-in-progress paul klee castles. lots of shapes, lines, designs, patterns and colors. a little goes a long way with these liquid watercolors! |
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