All About Color

Art Activity

Unit: Q2 Color

Grades:

KK- Color Wheel Lady Bugs

1st- Color Wheel Trees

2nd- Moving Color Landscapes

3rd- Color Schemes City

4th- Color Scheme Palettes

5th- Stylized Still Life Shape Painting


KK

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Do Now

Pre Assessment:


Know & Want to Know





WhatIKnowandWanttoKnow.pdf

Agenda

Purpose:

This project will expose students to color theory and painting techniques used by different artists.


Big Idea: Color


Standard: Create 3.VA.Cr2.C Individually or collaboratively construct visual representations of objects or places from everyday life.

Connect 4.VA.Cn1.A Create art that communicates the cultural traditions of one's community.

Objective & Academic Language

SWBAT explore or investigate

Choose from these: Subject matter, elements & principles, media & techniques, styles/periods

IOT

Choose from these: create, respond to, connect, present

A work of art (name the work) portrait, landscape, still life etc.

*add what you are connecting to: another art form, culture, personal subject matter, etc.

Objectives: SWBAT explore color, color schemes, techniques, color moods, and the use of color in artworks IOT create a piece of art focused on the use color.


Academic Language:


Motivation

How do you see color? How do we see color-color is derived from reflected light. You see color because light waves are reflected from an object to your eyes. White light is actually a combination of all colors. Black is the absence of color. A green apple appears green because it reflects the green wave and absorbs the other colors.

Lesson Vocabulary


  1. Color Theory: Guidelines surrounding the use of color, color mixing, color combinations, etc.

  2. Hue: The gradation or variety of a color.

  3. Value: The lightness or darkness of a color.

  4. Tone: The lightness or darkness of an object

  5. Monochromatic: A single color in all its values.

  6. Complementary: Two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

  7. Primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue. Primary means first- these three are the first group of colors by which all other colors on the color wheel are made from. Primary colors cannot be made by mixing other colors together.

  8. Complementary: Two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

  9. Secondary colors:

  10. Intermediate (Tertiary) colors:

  11. Warm Colors:

  12. Cool Colors:

  13. Tint:

  14. Shade:

  15. Polychromatic:

  16. Analogous:

  17. Chroma:

  18. Saturation:


Guiding Questions

Guiding Questions:

  1. What is Color?

  2. How can Color be used to create a sense of depth in a two-dimensional space?


I Do

Art Criticism:

2ndQ1U4.pdf

2 (Q1) U4

Venancio Restrepo, Oiseaux de nuits 2011

Describe: What is this a picture of?

Analyze: What patterns can you find? What different types of texture can you describe? Is there symmetry in the work?

Interpret: Why did the artist choose to include birds and flowers? Could these be symbols? If so, what could they mean?

Judge: What do you think of the artist’s choice of material?

We Do

add

You Do In Pairs

add

You Do Independently

add

Closure (Exit Ticket)

True or False

251_TwoStarsAndAWish.pdf

Assessment

Did students label colors in order correctly? Did the students mix the colors in the correct spots correctly on the color wheel?

Research

BasicWCtechniques-1.pdf

Watercolor Techniques in Art

Painting Techniques in Art

1# Underpainting

2# Dry brushing

3# Sgraffito

4# Glazing

5# Gestural

6# Stippling

7# Pouring

8# Splattering

9# Dabbing

10# Palette knife

11# Watercolor and Salt Paintings


1# Underpainting (see Rileystreet.com)

-The term ‘underpainting’ refers to the first layer of paint that is applied to a canvas or board.

-This layer or coating functions as a base for other layers of paint and can create a sense of contrast and tone in a painting. -This is a simple technique that can have a big effect on the overall feel of a painting, allowing an artist to brighten areas that could otherwise appear flat and uniform, such as an area of sky or sea.

-Underpainting is precisely what it sounds like: applying a layer of paint to your canvas or surface prior to painting it.

Some artists use underpainting as:

  • A blueprint for the image they intend to paint.

  • As a base layer so as not to have to stare at a blank canvas.

  • As a way to build contrast and tonal values into their canvas, creating dark and light portions that will make those areas of the canvas lighter or darker once you apply paint on top.

  • And as an outline for future color placement.

-There is truly no right or wrong method; it’s only essential to use the method that works for you.



Enrichment (Early Learners)

Have Fun Creating Artists!!!