Monochromatic Painting

Content Objective:

You will use your color wheel from a previous lesson as a reference for tinting and shading.
You will demonstrate the ability to create a gradation of light to dark from one color.
You will create a well balanced design of tints and shades by dividing up your paper into different shapes or byusing a template of shapes.

Materials:

9x12" inch White Drawing Paper
Paint Brushes (varying widths)
Tempera Paint
Water
Newspaper to cover the table

Language Objective:

(write, read, speak, listen):
Students will listen to and write the vocabulary definitions needed to discuss and create their artwork. They will need to speak the language of art to critique their work.

Vocabulary:

1. Monochromatic: Having tones of one color
2 Tinting: Adding white to a color
3. Shading: Adding black to a color
4. Balance: refers to the ways in which the elements (lines, shapes, colors, textures, etc.) of a piece are arranged.
5. Complimentary Color: They are opposite colors found on the color wheel