Elements of art value projects

Pinterest has inspired art teachers around the world and I am no exception. (Unfortunately I have no idea who originated this lesson, but I am grateful to them.) I really enjoy looking at the value paintings that start from a circle somewhere on the paper and then by adding white and then black you get all these great tints and shades in between. Sooooo I thought I would do them with my 3rd graders. This is what they were doing while other students were doing the Halloween art. Now I've done…

The element of value in art is all about the lightness or darkness of a color; be it black or any other color. Value is an easy concept to teach and learn!

Examples of the elements of art! Line, Shape, Value, Form, Space, Color, and Texture! Done with several different mediums.

What to do: After previous lessons of the elements of art form and value, now we are going to use value to create the illusion of form using shading, stippling, and scumbling.

Students in all grades are revisiting color mixing. They are reviewing the color wheel and the three main color groups: primary, secondary, and intermediate colors. After mastering the color wheel,...

You will be completing 2 projects that will help you improve your shading skills.

To continue our journey to discover the colors, with the year 7 classes, we painted landscapes in tempera tonal gradation. The forms that become more clear to the horizon can give a sense of distan…

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Like the Value Landscapes posted earlier this month, this lesson was inspired by Miriam at Arteascuola. However, these were "painted" with pixels on the computer rather than regular paintbrushes. Each year 4 student completed their own landscape in less than 10 minutes but still had valuable experience with using tone to create depth within a two dimensional artwork. After we observed and discussed the scenes created by Miriam's students the children took turns at making their own value…