Back to School: How to choose art materials for your kids - brushes / Nazaj v šolo: Kako izbrati ustvarjalni material za vaše otroke - čopiči

School is just around the corner and we thought we'd prepare a few posts for you to help you out of your dilemmas what art materials are good for your children.

Kmalu se bo začela šola, zato smo pomislili, da za vas pripravimo nekaj objav in vam pomagamo iz precepov, kateri ustvarjalni materiali so primerni za vaše otroke. 

Before we get started with today's topics, there's something very important every parent and a person who works with children should know. The materials we give/buy for the children show how we respect the children and their personality. If we give them old, used materials that are in bad shape, the children will get the message that we don't trust them they'd use the new materials with care. That doesn't mean you should buy super great and the best materials for your children, it means that we don't give them a marker which doesn't work or whith which a child has a hard time to draw with...

Preden pričnemo z današnjo temo, pa bi radi poudarili nekaj zelo pomembnega, kar mora vedeti vsak starš ali oseba, ki dela z otroki. Materiali, ki jih damo/kupimo otrokom kažejo naše spoštovanje do otrok, njihovih osebnosti. Če jim damo stare, obrabljene materiale, bodo otroci prejeli sporočilo, da jim ne zaupamo, da bodo skrbno rokovali z novimi materiali. To ne pomeni, da otrokom kupimo super fantastične in najboljše materiale, to le pomeni, da jim ne dajemo flomastrov, ki skoraj ne pišejo več in otrokom povzročajo težave pri izražanju...

The next thing we need to teach children before they use any kind of materials is: how to use these materials. If we teach them that, then the materials will be in a good shape and in a perfect condition all the time (if we choose quality materials of course). We will show you how to use the materials in a future posts..., but now we will start with the posts which will tell you how to make sure you buy quality materials for your kids.

Naslednje, kar moramo otroke naučiti preden začnejo uporabljati materiale je: kako se te materiale uporablja. Če otrokom demonstriramo uporabo materialov, bodo materiali dolgo časa ostali v prvotnem stanju in se ne bodo hitro uničili (če seveda kupimo kvalitetne materiale). V naslednjih objavah vam bomo pokazali, kako demonstrirati uporabo materialov..., sedaj pa bomo začeli na začetku: kako poskrbeti, da otrokom kupimo oz. priskrbimo kvalitetne materiale.

So let's get started! :) - with brushes:

Pa začnimo! :) - s čopiči:

When we go shopping for brushes, we need to know first what kind of paint the children will paint with. Tempera, watercolors or aquarelles, acrylic paint...? For watercolors (or paint where we use lots of water), 'round' brushes are the best (top of the picture), and for tempera and acrylics we use flat brushes (bottom of the picture).

Preden se odločimo za nakup, moramo vedeti s katero vrsto barv bodo otroci slikali. Bodo to tempere, vodenke (akvarelne barve), akrilne barve...? Za vodenke (ali barve, kjer uporabljamo veliko vode) so primerni 'okrogli' čopiči (zgornji del slike), za tempere in akrile pa uporabljamo ploščate čopiče (spodnji del slike).

Smilies show which brushes are good and which are not so good. Any brush that looses its hair is not worth a cent. You can try this by pulling its hair or pushing the brush hard into your hand.

Smeški na sliki kažejo kateri čopiči so dobri in kateri ne. Kateri koli čopič, ki mu odpada dlaka, ni vreden niti centa. To lahko preverite tako, da potegnete za dlake čopiča ali ga močno podrgnete po dlani. 

Round brushes should always have a point at the end, so when wet, you can paint precise lines with them no matter what size of the brush you have. 
Flat brushes should also be thinner at the tip. When wet, you can paint precise lines with it as well. If we choose quality, soft flat brushes, we can use them with watercolors too. 

Okrogli čopiči naj imajo vedno dlake združene v konico, tako da lahko, ko so mokri, naslikamo natančne linije, ne glede, kako debel čopič imamo. 
Ploščati čopiči naj bi tudi bili tanjši pri konici. Ko so mokri, lahko tudi z njimi naslikamo natančne linije. Če izberemo kvalitetne, mehke ploščate čopiče, jih lahko uporabljamo tudi pri slikanju z vodenimi barvami.  

We usually choose brushes with synthetic hair for various reasons. One of the reasons is that we can use the brushes with different sorts of paint, plus they don't have a smell like some brushes with animal hair...

Običajno, zaradi različnih razlogov, na naših delavnicah uporabljamo čopiče iz sintetičnih dlak. Eden od razlogov je, da lahko te čopiče uporablamo pri različnih vrstah barv, prav tako nimajo vonja kot nekateri čopiči iz živalskih dlak.

We recommend to buy brushes in an art shop. They have cheaper brushes for school children which are still good enough for your child and won't fall apart. If you are afraid your child would loose the 'precious' brushes (or other materials), put the name labels on every item he/she has.

Priporočamo, da čopiče kupite v trgovini z umetniškim materialom. Običajno boste tam dobili cenejše čopiče, posebej za šolske otroke, ki pa so še vedno dovolj dobri, da ne bodo razpadli. Če vas skrbi, da bo vaš otrok izgubil 'dragocene' čopiče (ali materiale), na vse otrokove stvari nalepite nalepke z imeni.
 

Do you still have questions about brushes? Ask in the comments bellow and we'll try to help! :)

Imate morda še kakšno vprašanje o čopičih? Napišite ga spodaj v komentarje, pa bomo poskusili pomagati! :)

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Next time we'll talk about drawing materials - pencils, colored pencils, crayons...

Naslednjič pa nekaj več o risalih - svinčnikih, barvicah, voščenkah...      

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PS: These recommendations are strictly our own experiences from workshops with children. No sponsors here or claims that these recommendations are the best advices ever. Your experiences count too! 

PS: Ta priporočila so nastala izključno na podlagi naših izkušenj z delavnic z otroki. Nobenih sponzorjev ni v ozadju ali trditev, da so ta priporočila edina prava do sedaj. Tudi vaše lastne izkušnje štejejo!