Art and Design Painting Landscapes- Project 4

Objective:
Students will learn about the element of color through mixing and color harmonies while creating a landscape tempera painting.

Skills/Terms:
Color Harmony
Triadic
Complimentary
Split-Complimentary
Analogous
Blending
Glaze
Photoshop- crop, cut, magnetic lasso, blur, eraser, stamp

Steps:
1.  Students will find an image that interests them on the computer and manipulate it slightly in photoshop so it becomes more original.

2.  Photos will be printed on canvas paper very lightly.

3.  Students will create a color palate and practice mixing the colors they will use for their project.  They will also write down the name of the color harmony that they are using. (colors can be changed to better fit their color harmony)

4.  Paint will be mixed and prepared with clear glaze to keep it from cracking.

5.  Students will learn proper painting technique and to start with the background and larger areas first.

6.  These paintings take about two weeks to complete in class.

Here are some examples: