Lesson 3: COLORS
First was experimentation with colors. I had 3 stations: the colored water in primary colors, a tray with tempera paint cakes in the primary colors and a tray with tempera paint cakes in the secondary color. The goal in the first 2 was to mix orange, green and purple. The last tray was to make yellow, red, and blue. Rylan immediately looked at me like I had 3 heads and said I can't make those colors! But he gave it a try anyway. And when he reached a color that was yellowish we had a nice discussion about why orange and green would produce something with yellow undertones.
Next we made a color 'family tree' with the paints to show the different colors made by combing primary and secondary colors.
We looked at original artwork and completed their own artwork using the 3 topics we've covered already.
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
First was experimentation with colors. I had 3 stations: the colored water in primary colors, a tray with tempera paint cakes in the primary colors and a tray with tempera paint cakes in the secondary color. The goal in the first 2 was to mix orange, green and purple. The last tray was to make yellow, red, and blue. Rylan immediately looked at me like I had 3 heads and said I can't make those colors! But he gave it a try anyway. And when he reached a color that was yellowish we had a nice discussion about why orange and green would produce something with yellow undertones.
Next we made a color 'family tree' with the paints to show the different colors made by combing primary and secondary colors.
We looked at original artwork and completed their own artwork using the 3 topics we've covered already.Lesson 1
Lesson 2
The colour-family-tree is a nice idea!
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Sybille
I'm really enjoying your art unit study. You have some great ideas.
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