Materials: Cup with water, paintbrushes, palate, trays, paper (optional: sponges, paper towel, etc.)
The Color Wheel Is a great way to begin teaching the basics of painting.
Primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue Secondary colors: Orange, Green, Purple
Complimentary colors: Blue and Orange, Red and Green, Purple and Yellow
Students can explore colors on the color wheel by collaboratively or individually painting a picture using all six colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple)
Explore mixing paint
2) Try a dramatic painting using two complimentary colors
3) Use tints of color (add black or white to change the tint)
4) Start with a pure color and add increasing amounts of white
5) Draw a picture with oil pastels using vibrant colors, paint over the drawing with thin black paint
6) Dab paint on with a sponge
7) Dab wet paint off with a paper towel
8) Scratch a fork through the wet paint
9)Explore warm colors (red, orange, yellow) and cool colors (green, blue, purple)
10) Explore Georgia O'Keefe's work and do two close up paintings using warm or cool colors
