I never thought I could be so cheesy, but cheesy works for kids... When I am talking about proper use of a brush I introduce them to MR. BRUSH.
MR. BRUSH always wants his hair to go the same direction.
MR. BRUSH is thirsty so when using watercolors he needs to go into the water a lot.
MR. BRUSH will be nice to your art work if you are nice to him.
MR. BRUSH can get a head ache if you push him to hard on you paper.
A friend of mine, Leah Schultz, shared her experiences with MR. BRUSH several years ago and it really works. Now I have my students repeat after me, and talk to MR. BRUSH before using him. It stick in their head and my brushes can't thank me enough.
I have two adorable "Mr. Brush" posters, that I got FREE from a distributor at a state art teacher conference. I think they are made by the Royal Langnickle (or something like that) Brush Co. The kids LOVE the posters. One is just your basic Meet Mr. Brush with info on ho to treat him properly (with cute graphics), and the other is meeting Mr. Brush's entire family (he's round, and then there's a flat, a filbert, a fan, and a script brush, each with it's own cute name and picture).
ReplyDeletecheesy but nice
ReplyDeleteLOVE it Phyl! I need to find the, or make a version of what you are describing! I love collaboration!
ReplyDeleteHi again - I'll be in school on the 12th and will photo the posters (which I left hanging up) and will post the pics to my blog. So check my blog in a couple of weeks to see them.
ReplyDeleteGREAT! Thanks Phyl! I will be sure to stop in (as always).
ReplyDeleteMr Brush could be a useful thing. I might try that too. The kids in my classes are terrible when it comes to caring for brushes- they love to twist the bristles of the brush after they have washed them and leave them in that mangled state for the poor unfortunate next person to use. So I've had them imagining thay are stroking a kittens ear, they responded to that quite well, especially the younger ones. The older ones I fear have had too many years with out an art teacher in the school!
ReplyDeleteCute idea Red Hen, Red Hen. Brushes are lots-o-$ so I like to try my best to keep them nice. It has taken me many years for find something that works. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
ReplyDeleteOh my! I love this!! Perfect! I'm gonna steal this idea!! Thank you so much for becoming a follower of my blog! I am so excited about it. Your blog is wonderful!!
ReplyDeletemr. brush definitely works. my students named their individual brushes!
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