Color
Theory Lesson Plan
Title
Mixing Complimentary Colors, Tints and Shades. This lesson
plan is for a elementary aged students. This goes along with science
and art.
Main Points
a) All colors in the color spectrum may be be created
by the use of
the three Primary colors, black and white. The Primary colors, red,
blue and
yellow are colors that are not created from any other combination of
colors.
b) The Primary colors, red,
blue, and yellow may be
mixed in specific
combinations to create the Secondary colors, green, orange, and purple.
c) Primary and Secondary
Colors are also called
Complimentary colors
and are located on opposite sides from each other on the color wheel.
They are
called complimentary because when two compliments are placed next to
each other
they enrich each other.
d) When mixing colors
always add the darker color to
the lighter
color.
Objectives for
Learning
By the end of this lesson students will :
- know the color terms: color
wheel, primary colors, secondary colors, complimentary colors, tint,
and shade, grid
- understand color theory well
enough to create any color they want
- be able to mix tempera paints to
create secondary colors
- design and paint a color grid
using their understanding of color theory
Materials
Main points chart, blackboard, markers, tempera paints,
painting brushes,
plastic palettes, water and water containers, paper towels, medium
weight
drawing paper, pencil, eraser, rulers, construction paper, labels
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Review
Find out what the students know about color theory by asking
for volunteers
to share what they know about color and color terms. Fill in the gaps
of
missing information for what they need to know to carry out this
project.
Inquire about their experience with using color. Ask about their
experience
with painting and mixing paints. <>
Wholeness
There are an infinite number of colors. Color theory offers a
systematic way
of accessing and creating every color one can imagine. The knowledge
and
practical application of color is a field of all possibilities.
Purpose
The intention of this lesson is to
give the student knowledge
and experience
with color so that they may feel confident to use color in any art
medium they
choose.
Procedures
- 5 minutes -
Introduce the lesson and give overview of what will be
done during the lesson. Read Main points chart that apply to Part 1.
- 5 minutes -
Demonstration and
guidelines for setting up and creating a painting work area, color
mixing
demonstration
- 1 minutes – Hand
out papers with grids drawn on them.
- 15 minutes -
Students set up work spaces with their paper and
painting materials, make sure every student has an approved painting
design.
Students work on their color spectrum strip and color grid painting.
- 10 minutes -
Students put
wet paintings on drying racks, clean up work areas and work tools
Fulfillment
After the color grids are completed, each student will mat his
work on
colored construction paper and sign it. We will display them in a
"gallery
" area of the school for everyone to enjoy. This project generates many
compliments because the students are very creative with their designs
and the
grouped colored paintings are rich and appealing. Closure
Immediately after putting the work up in the gallery area, we
will look at
the paintings as a class and go over the main points so that the
students may
relate theory to application.
Assessment Strategies
The work turned in will be graded on how completely it
fulfills all the
requirements of the project:
- creating a sample strip with all
the complimentary colors, two examples of tints, and two examples of
shades
- following the guidelines for
creating a repetitive design on the drawing paper
- painting in the design with the
required colors and color combinations
- matting and labeling the work
ready for display
The work will also be graded
on the overall look of the
the finished
piece: painterly quality, design choices, as well as the focus and
effort
applied during the process, and contributions to group critique.
QCCs
Topic: Artistic
Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Mixes
primary colors to create secondary colors.
Topic:
Critical
Analysis and Aesthetic Understanding
Standard:
Recognizes and differentiates between primary and secondary
colors.
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One type
of color mixing is when new colors are made by
the combination of different
colored lights. This
is called
additive color mixing. These three colors are
the basic colors used
for television screens,
video, and computer monitors. These
colors are:Red, Green, and Blue
