What colors do you see below?
Today we will learn about a new family of colors, they are called neutral colors. They include brown, black, gray and white.
You can change neutral colors to look warmER or coolER.
Today you will create a drawing using the neutral colors.
What things have you seen that are neutral colors?
“Fog City” by davidyuweb is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
“Rain” by sk8geek is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
“Buildings” by Kylir is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“Walking through a field” by World Bank Photo Collection is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
“Beach sunset 1” by fd is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
“Putting the Cliffs into St Margaret-at-Cliffe!” by antonychammond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
THE COLOR WHEEL: COLOR FAMILIES
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CHOOSE AN ANIMAL TO DRAW FROM THE CLEVELAND ZOO’s website.
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Create a drawing using THE neutral colors (black, white, GRAY and brown) and 1 other color of your choice.
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Remember to try blending your colors together to create new tints and shades of color.
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Add an image of your artwork to your photos on your ipad.
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Upload a your artwork to seesaw when you are finished.
EXTENSIONS
SCIENCE: THE COLOR WHEEL INCLUDES HUES WHICH ARE IN THE SPECTRUM. USE A PRISM TO HELP STUDENTS ENJOY THE SPECTRUM THAT CAN BE SEEN WHEN LIGHT RAYS ARE BENT AND SEPARATED.
VISUAL AWARENESS: HAVE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WEARING BLUE TO STAND. POINT OUT THE VARIETY OF BLUES- LIGHT AND DARK BLUES, BLUE-VIOLET AND SO ON. REPEAT THIS WITH THE OTHER COLORS.
VOCABULARY: PLAY “I SPY” GAMES. HAVE THE CHILDREN IDENTIFY THE COLOR OF AN OBJECT AND SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, “I SPY A LARGE REDDISH-BROWN SHAPE. IT IS IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM”. HAVE THE OTHER CHILDREN TRY TO GUESS THE OBJECT.