When I was in college, I had a painting class that, for the first half of the semester, no matter what we painted, we were not allowed to use brushes. I found this quite liberating! I used palette knives to spread and scrape, rags and paper towels to apply paint to large areas, sponges and bubblewrap for texture, straws bundled together to deposit and scratch paint, spoons to dribble paint, and even my fingers. I love bringing this experience to my students and I enjoy seeing what they come up with.