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COLOR

LESSON 2 · CUT · ARRANGE · CREATE

SECTION 1 OF 7
DO NOW · 5 MINUTES

What Is Color?

YESTERDAY YOU USED COLOR.

BUT WHAT ACTUALLY
IS COLOR?

Think about the Color Lab.

What did changing the colors do to the image?

COLOR IS WHAT WE SEE WHEN LIGHT REFLECTS OFF AN OBJECT AND ENTERS OUR EYES.
COLOR is one of the ELEMENTS OF ART.
05:00
NEW VOCABULARY

Hue

HUE = THE NAME
OF A COLOR.
RED
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
VIOLET
RED · ORANGE · YELLOW
GREEN · BLUE · VIOLET
COLOR FAMILIES

Where Do Colors
Come From?

PRIMARY COLORS
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
YELLOW + BLUE = GREEN
BLUE + RED = VIOLET
ORANGE · GREEN · VIOLET

=
SECONDARY COLORS
TODAY'S BIG IDEA

Warm or Cool?

COLORS CAN BE GROUPED BY HOW THEY FEEL.
🔥

WARM

RED
ORANGE
YELLOW

Think:
SUN · FIRE · HEAT · ENERGY

❄️

COOL

GREEN
BLUE
VIOLET

Think:
WATER · ICE · SKY · CALM

TODAY YOU MUST CHOOSE:

🔥 WARM
OR
❄️ COOL
TEACHER DEMO

Cut. Arrange.
Then Glue.

1. CUT / TEAR Create different shapes.
2. ARRANGE Move them around BEFORE gluing.
3. GLUE Only glue when the composition works.
BIG + MEDIUM + SMALL

OVERLAP

CROP OFF THE EDGE
Ask yourself: WHERE DOES MY EYE GO FIRST?
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MAIN CHALLENGE

Color Collage

THE CHALLENGE

Create an ABSTRACT composition using ONLY construction paper.

NO DRAWING.

Choose either a
🔥 WARM PALETTE
or
❄️ COOL PALETTE.

Criteria for Success

✓ Use at least 10 shapes.
✓ Use at least 3 different sizes.
✓ Overlap some shapes.
✓ Let some shapes leave the edge of the page.
✓ Create ONE clear focal point.
✓ Use ONLY your chosen color family.
IMPORTANT:

DO NOT GLUE YET.

CUT → ARRANGE → MOVE → ADJUST → THEN GLUE

30:00
GALLERY + EXIT

Look Around.

WHERE DOES YOUR EYE GO FIRST?
COLOR Is the artwork warm or cool?
COMPOSITION How did the artist move your eye?
SIZE Where did they use large and small shapes?
OVERLAP How did overlapping create movement or depth?
EXIT TICKET

Did you use WARM or COOL colors?

How did your color choices affect the FEELING of your composition?
COLOR + COMPOSITION
=
VISUAL IMPACT
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