COMPLEMENTARY COLOR WHEELS - 5th

Thank you to  h_mazzuto at Art, Paper, Scissors, Glue for the basic idea for this lesson. 

Our 5th grade artists reviewed the primary, secondary, and complementary colors and why they are positioned where they are on the color wheel. We then talked about the intermediate or tertiary colors and how we can mix specific primary and secondary colors to create them. For example yellow

and green mix to make yellow-green.

1. Students traced a circle template on their 12"x12"white drawing paper. 

They also marked their circle with the 12 markers on the template. These

marks were on each template to use as a guide on where to draw the lines

to create the 12 triangles for their color wheel.

2. Students drew the lines connecting the opposite marks on their circles,

 making sure they intersected the center point on their circle.

3. The students then lightly marked the initials for each color in the
appropriate triangles as a reminder of what color to paint them.

                              4. Two tempera paint containers with two easel brushes at each color
                                  were placed on each of the six tables in the room. The students took
                                   turns painting their triangles the corresponding colors.

                             5. The next art class the students were given a white paper triangle
                                  the size of the triangles of the color wheel. The drew and cut out
                                  a shape to use as a repetitive pattern on their color wheel.

                              6. The students traced their shape 12 times on another piece of white
                                  drawing paper.

                             7. They then painted each of the twelve shapes. When they were dry
                                 they cut them out glued them onto the colors complementary color.

                   
                            8. This project makes a striking display in the hallway!

COMPLEMENTARY COLOR CREATURES BY FOURTH GRADE ARTISTS

 

Our fourth grade artists had a COLOR THEORY lesson on the complementary colors. COMPLEMENTARY COLORS are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. These opposite colors create CONTRAST in an artwork. If some of a colors complement is added to it, the INTENSITY of that color will be duller. 

The artists began by folding their paper, opening it, and drawing half of the outline of their creatures face on one side of the fold. Next they folded the paper again and cut the shape out to create a full face. To make the 3D nose, they either extended their drawing of the face and brought it down to tape it or made it separately. 

They continued by drawing the details of their creatures face with pencil and TRANSFERRED the features they chose to make SYMMETRICAL. The last step was to color their creatures with a complementary color scheme. We had an exciting time with this lesson!

5th Grade Color Fold Overs

Our 5th grade artists had a great time making fold over paintings after working really hard on their detailed 12 step color wheels. They loved seeing what was created when they opened up their folded paper!

Many of them were successful in making the secondary and intermediate colors by positioning the primary color areas in the correct places. Others just got lucky :)

5th Grade Creative Color Wheels