Supplies:
- Crayola Washable Paint
- Crayola Paint Brushes
- Bristol Board - 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm (10" x 10") - 1 per student
- Water Containers
- Paper Towels
- Newspapers to Cover the Desks
Steps:
1
- Choose a brush.
- Choose a colour.
- Divide up the space.
- Let the lines flow.
2
- Start painting into the spaces.
- See what happens when you paint black over the colour.
3
- See what happens when you paint a new layer of your over the black.
- Keep adding layers until you get an effect you like.
4
- Use the end of your brush handle to scratch lines into the wet paint.
5
- Try blending the spaces in between the lines,
- mix in some white or black to create soft contrast - Compare the 2 effects – both are effective but different.
6
- Keep working in the spaces trying out your ideas.
- Think about how to make brush marks show.
- How to make areas stand out.
- When you place light beside dark you get strong contrast and the feeling of depth.
- What happens when you make a more gradual transition from dark, to medium, to light values?
7
- Notice your work area.
- See how helpful the newspaper was to dab off paint and test colours.
- The plastic lids are really useful for keeping black away from your other colours.
- View your painting with fresh eyes.
- What does it make you think of?
- What do you see that makes you say that?
- What area attracts your attention first? Why?
- What do you like best about the painting? Why?
Subjects:
Grades:
Grade 1,
Grade 2,
Grade 3,
Grade 4,
Grade 5,
Grade 6,
Grade 7,
Grade 8,
Grade 9
