Last week I bought my grandchildren a “new to me” watercolor
painting product that advertised no spills, no water needed, etc. The water is
in the brush! So I bought one to try out with my 4 year old granddaughter. She loved
it at first until she mixed all the colors in the yellow and forgot to clean
the brush on the cleaning pad. This led to extreme frustration on her part. So
I cleaned the cleaning pad and washed out the yellow. The brushes look like markers which may have
confused her. She is used to painting with a real brush and dipping said brush
into a cup of water to change colors. So this grandma/ art teacher gets her
granddaughter a cup of water, and all frustration is gone. Here is what she painted: a dragon that
roars!!
My advice is if you buy one of these products and your
child/student/grandchild is used to painting with a real brush and uses the
dip-in-water-dry-the-brush-on sponge/paper towels-dip-in-paint painting
technique, save yourself from a headache and a frustrated child and give the
child a cup of water!! Mizz Mac
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