Warm and Cool Colored Umbrellas

April showers bring May flowers!  Kindergarteners painted umbrellas with warm colors and raind drops with cool colors.  They traced the shape of the umbrellas from patterns, cut them out and glued everything together.  They were encouraged to create unique designs and patterns.

Andy Warhol Style Self-portraits

4th graders learned about Andy Warhol and Pop Art. We looked at his celebrity portraits and discussed his use of multiples and variety of colors. Students began by drawing self-portraits after a review of facial proportions and how to draw features. Then they traced their drawing on two transparency sheets using black sharpie. Students were instructed to paint two pieces of white paper using warm and cool colors in any way they pleased. We then taped the plastic sheets on top of the background and glued them onto a piece of construction paper.

Warm/Cool Sunsets

Students review warm and cool colors. Demonstrate how to draw a sunset- start with a wavy horizon line, draw a half circle above it with radiating diagonal lines. Students paint sunset using warm colors for the sky and cool colors for the water. Students practice blending colors and gradation. Students can use black sharpie to add silhouetted details (birds, marine life, boats...).

Warm/Cool Sun and Moons

Students review warm (reds, yellows, oranges) and cool (blues, greens, purples) colors. The sun represents warm colors and the moon represents cool colors. Draw a circle with a crescent shape inside. The moon's face is drawn in profile while the sun's face is drawn as a frontal view. Color with chalk pastels practicing blending colors to create shading.