A free in depth 6 part lesson on Color Theory, applications and definitions by Artist and Teacher Sheri Doty.

Color theory, asymmetrical balance, repetition. Well developed lesson.

It feels so good to have my blog back. Thanks to junior Emily Yang who figured out my problem and helped me fix it, plus taught me some new stuff too! So I guess that old saying about teaching an old dog new tricks holds true LOL I've been dying to share what I got out of my new Beginning 2-d kids; these gorgeous, colorful works of art. The assignment was to design, mix and paint a color wheel, and then to also design, mix and paint a monochromatic, value, and analogous color scheme scale…

Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a color wheel in an eye. This activity helps artists to build skills in COLOR THEORY and drawing the ANATOMY of the human eye. This composition can be done with a range of art materials, but acrylic paint and India ink is recommended. Using

One of my favorite Art 1 projects is the Radial Design Color Wheel. I tweak it every year, but I have to say starting the year with a proj...

These projects began as a balanced, asymmetrical design using nonrepresentational geometric and organic shapes. Once the students from Port Huron Northern High School created their original design, they transferred it to a larger piece of paper four times to create a symmetrical design. From there the students painted each square using complementary, split complementary, analagous, and monochromatic color schemes. This project allowed the students to see how colors react with each other and…

Lesson Objective: Study Josef Albers and Color Theory Apply knowledge to a still life of art supplies done in 9 different color schemes Key Vocabulary: Hue is the term given to the various colors we perceive e.g., red, blue, green, red-purple, Value is the lightness or darkness of a hue Value is higher (lighter) when there is more lightness. (Tint) Value is lower (darker) when the hue appears darker. (Shade) Saturation, purity of color, refers to the comparison of a color to a neutral gray…

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Color Theory lesson using gemstones as subject matter