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Color Review Bingo
Students identify, describe and review the definitions of various key terms from the attached word list. Then, they draw a bingo card--5 columns across and 5 rows down and fill in their Bingo sheets with the terms listed. Finally,...
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Value and Intensity Painting
Students create different values and intensities of color. They choose a hue and paint the complementary color circle. They create a tint and a shade from the original hue. They complete the Gradations of Intensity worksheet to...
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Learning About Tint and Shade - Van Gogh
Students paint a picture inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night, using various tones of the color blue. Students journal their thoughts and feelings about the painting and then analyzing a few questions given. Students title their paintings
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Hand-scapes
Students draw hands from life. They combine realistic hand drawing in fantasy "scape". They utilize elements of design demonstrating composition and value shading.
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Tints and Shades in Tempera
Students investigate how to make tints and shades by adding black or white. They apply the new colors to make shapes, patterns and textures.
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Color Theory Unit: Tint & Shade Strips
Students create three tint and three shade strips which depict a gradual gradation from color to white and from color to black.
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Pattern and Shading
Students dentify patterns in their everyday environment. They create several types of pattern, including hatching, crosshatching, and stippling and discover that hatching lines may be drawn horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Drawing Animals
Students draw animals using photographs and/or mounted animals. They apply details using shading techniques. They illustrate animals using geometric shapes.
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Tracing Practice
In this geometry activity, students practice tracing the dots to complete each picture. Then they draw their own house and trace the shapes at the bottom of the sheet.
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Shades of Blue
Students sharpen visual literacy and color vocabulary by making and sharing collages that explore the different shades of colors.
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Kaleidoscope
Eighth graders create a kaleidoscope drawing. They show the basic art rules (shading, highlighting, coloring, etc.) They increase their design and drawing skills, improve hand eye coordination and develop an understanding of mirror images.
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Plants Help Keep a House Cool!
Learners experiment with tree shading and house colors to see how to reduce the temperature of a home.
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Complex Color Wheels
Students design a color wheel which incorporates 12 colors, tints and shades of each color, black and white within a circle.
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Albatross Eye Shadow
Students practice shading techniques to mimic the exquisite shading of the Albatross eye (eye shadow). Extension for students skilled in computer art included.
Goshen College
Learning to Draw by Learning the Basic Seeing Skills
Ideas taken from the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" are outlined here. This article discusses seven concepts that students need to be able to do to master the art of drawing.
Goshen College
Learning to Draw by Learning the Basic Seeing Skills
Ideas taken from the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" are outlined here. This article discusses seven concepts that students need to be able to do to master the art of drawing.
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University of Evansville: Art Studio Chalkboard
This site from the University of Evansville is a great place for the aspiring artist to visit. Receive free professional advice and tips on basic drawing techniques. The site focuses on perspective drawing and shading.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Patterns
This video [2:42] lesson is about patterns, which we use in shading all the time. Shading is creating the surface appearance of all the stuff you see in Pixar films.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Shading Packets?
This video [3:01] lesson students learn what shading packets are and how they are used to create patterns such as a dinosaur"s skin.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Shading Packets Practice
In this nine-problem exercise, students are presented with a reference for the dinosaur leg. They practice with this before moving onto real shading packets.
Goshen College
Shading in Drawing
After contour drawing is mastered this tutorial is great for anyone who is a beginner at shading a drawing. Gives suggestions on how to teach shading with practical ideas.
Other
Pen & Ink Art by Rc Guthrie: Homepage
This site is from Pen & Ink Art by RC Guthrie. Fabulous examples of completed pen and ink stippling drawings. There are also works in progress to see how the artist actually works. A great site to show the technique!
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Art Tints and Shades
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes color value and the differences between tints and shades. It provides examples, websites and questions for review.