Color wheel umbrella

Students at all levels are studying various aspects of the color wheel. Grade 2 is focused on complementary colors and is making color...

My friend and fellow art teacher shared this super eye-catching project at our last art teacher meeting and I believe it can be found at her blog, Color It Like You Mean It! :) I am doing this proj…

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2nd Grade Wax Resist Color Wheel Umbrella

This was an experiment of sorts. I wanted to paint a color wheel in my Moleskine watercolor journal, but the traditional circle seemed boring. It didn't take long to land on this umbrella design, but now I feel like I need to finish it. What to do? I achieved the darker areas by loading extra-wet paint in each segment and tipping the journal up to let the paint pool at the bottom, much the way water would cascade off a real umbrella. Each segment has a single color of paint. The darker areas…

It may not be raining, but that doesn't stop us from making these 20 unusual umbrella crafts for kids, including umbrellas that open to edible umbrellas!

Art Adventure is a class we offer for young learners, ages 4 & 5. Students are introduced to materials, methods, and ideas that are applied to a variety of projects throughout the 8 week sessio…

This was an experiment of sorts. I wanted to paint a color wheel in my Moleskine watercolor journal, but the traditional circle seemed borin...

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