Grade 7 Art: Color pencils and 1 point perspective.

Grade 7 started off the year with a lesson on color theory, specifically mixing colors to create different hues, values, shades, and tones. First we reviewed Primary, Secondary, and Intermediate colors via making swatches and a color wheel. On the reverse side of the paper students drew shapes and rendered them using WARM, COOL, and COMPLIMENTARY COLOR schemes.

Color Wheel and Primary, Secondary, and Intermediate color swatches.

8 Swatches of mixing 2 or more colors together (student choice) to explore. 4 sets of shapes rendered using: Gray, Warm, Cool and Complimentary colors.

Applying color theory and rendering skills into a 1 point perspective drawing.

Color Pencil self-portraits for Middle School.

New quarter, new set of self-portraits. The idea was to mix warm and cool colors. We made a color wheel prior and learned about color theory.