I will be using tempera paint for teaching art this summer. Oh, boy, has it been fun! If you are looking to explore new ideas or go back to color-mixing basics, Crayola Tempera Paint might be good for you.

In this post, I’ll be sharing three reasons why you should add tempera paint to your toolbox.

Crayola Tempera Paint is Cheap!

Crayola makes a variety of paints at low prices. Crayola Tempera Paint is one of them. These bottles are big, will last you a long time, and are under $8 a bottle or cheaper. You can stock up on the three primaries, grab a journal, and paint all of your ideas. By the way, Crayola does have Turquoise and Magenta. Yes, I won a contest a while ago and was able to get all three paints for free! I will be going to the Dollar Tree for my paint. They have small bottles, but yes the carry it!

Crayola Tempera Paint is Slow Drying

I usually paint with acrylic paint, but it was so nice to paint for an hour or two, and the paint was still workable. I painted three paintings, and the paint was still going strong. If you are new to acrylic painting, I would recommend beginning with tempera paint just to build momentum and see what you can come up with. Acrylic paint is thick and can take time to get used to.

Crayola Tempera Paint is Doodle-Friendly

I admit that sometimes it is hard to doodle with my Liquitex Heavy Body paint. It’s a small tube, and on sale, my favorite color will still cost me $12. With a big, inexpensive bottle, you have plenty of room to play, make mistakes, and maybe even discover your next genius idea! Hopefully, you will be like me, have so much fun that mistakes won’t even come up in your brain.

There you have it: Crayola Tempera paint is a good addition to your toolbox. I had fun and was able to mix beautiful colors and doodle finger-painted flowers. I forgot how carefree it was to brainstorm flower painting ideas. Oh, Target has a 6-color set of tempera paint bottles for $5 as part of their back-to-school deals.

If you are a teacher, I would recommend this set for your classroom. It’s also great to have for kids to paint and even set up an art table at a party. Painting party in the garden is my dream! As always, I would love to see your work. For more pictures of my art, please visit my Instagram @apaintedgarden

By the way, my books are currently not for sale. I posted about my coloring book, but that didn’t go well. Oh, and in case you are curious, I have to replace my scanner and am working hard on my Etsy Shop.

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