Beautiful Color Wheels

Last week we completed our two-part color wheel project. I was quite surprised at how varied the students' color mixing knowledge was! The best way to learn how to mix secondary colors is by using paint to mix secondary colors, so that's just what we did. We began with a discussion of the color wheel.

We identified the primary colors and talked about what makes them unique and how we can use them to mix any other color we need (secondary, tertiary, and beyond). Then the fun began. I gave each student a paper plate palette with the three primary colors and a blank color wheel. The students mixed their own colors and it was fun to see all the variations that could be made with the same 3 primary colors of tempra paint. 

The color wheels were left to dry and the following week we used them to created beautiful kaleidoscopes of color. Most students had experience cutting out paper snowflakes, but not with circular paper. We folded the color wheels so that we were able to make cuts that would created a repeating pattern with each color. We discussed how folding the paper and cutting the shapes would create symmetrical figures and scrap paper was provided in case some wanted to practice shapes before cutting them into the color wheels. We also talked about scissors: how they work and how to use them with the best results. Sometimes its the smallest things that make a BIG difference!

The results were beautiful, creative, and unique. Just like snowflakes, no two color wheels are the same!

MYSTERY ARTIST OF THE MONTH!

Last month's Mystery Artist was The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh.

Here's the Mystery Artist for November:

Good Luck!

This week we will begin creating our own multi-layer cartoon cels!

(A beautiful gift from a 5th grade student- how lucky am I?!)