This was a very successful introduction to painting lesson. If you have kids who have never painted before (how sad!) this is a good project to start with.1. Use large size paper, at least 11" x 17". Ask the students to fold it in half, across the middle so there are two 11" x 8.5" sections. With the paper lying vertically, give each student a cup of blue tempera paint and brush. Show them how to paint a large pot or vase that nearly fills in the bottom half of the paper.
2. Pass out cups of red tempera paint and ask the students to paint about 5-6 groups of petals on the top half of the paper.
3. Pass out cups with just a small bit of yellow paint, which are dabbed in the center of each flower. It's ok if the colors mix a bit - it only makes things more interesting.
4. Now the kids can also see how to make the color green as you can add a bit of blue paint in each cup of yellow. After they have mixed the color, they can add the stems by painting lines from each flower down to the vase. Some may show only a bit of the stem. Add a few leaves and you have a lovely flower painting. Note: I found the folding of the paper really helped to make the kids use the whole paper. The tendency is to paint small, so you have to kind of force kids to think big sometimes.
CA Visual Art Standard: Creative Expression, Grade One
2.2 Mix secondary colors from primary colors and describe the process.
2. Pass out cups of red tempera paint and ask the students to paint about 5-6 groups of petals on the top half of the paper.
3. Pass out cups with just a small bit of yellow paint, which are dabbed in the center of each flower. It's ok if the colors mix a bit - it only makes things more interesting.
4. Now the kids can also see how to make the color green as you can add a bit of blue paint in each cup of yellow. After they have mixed the color, they can add the stems by painting lines from each flower down to the vase. Some may show only a bit of the stem. Add a few leaves and you have a lovely flower painting. Note: I found the folding of the paper really helped to make the kids use the whole paper. The tendency is to paint small, so you have to kind of force kids to think big sometimes.
CA Visual Art Standard: Creative Expression, Grade One
2.2 Mix secondary colors from primary colors and describe the process.
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Thank you so much for this wonderful blog!!!! These ideas are so great. I know I will use MANY of these projects with my kids. Keep up the great work!!!!
That is a tough tendency to get over, even in older kids. I feel that if you see a small kid using the whole paper, you have found a kid who's one step ahead in the art department.
I love the idea of folding the paper in half... I have never thought to have my kids do that... Thank for the idea :)
I found your blog via http://jojoebi.blogspot.com/ - love your site. I'll be refering to it in the future.
thank you so much for all of your amazing ideas. it was recommended to me and it is a goldmine of ideas! this is my first year to teach elem. art and i am so thankful for all of the projects. i know they will excite the kids and impress the parents!
We did it! http://funmajors.blogspot.com/2008/08/primary-colors.html
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