Because time is limited getting down a few fundamentals is essential.
I started with a demonstration on starting the painting by making color notes using one color note for each mass.
After I covered the board with a color for each mass, I stopped and had the students paint.
Having the a two part procedure to the demonstration helped to make everyone's paintings more organized.
I then went back to my demonstration and finished the second step of the demo giving the students a chance to do the same. I found that by breaking up the demonstration students had a chance to go slower and work on their painting without getting ahead and making mud.
