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Creative Arts · Grade 6

Color, Value and Composition

Learners study the three tools artists use to steer a viewer's eye. They build value scales and model light on a form (highlight, midtone, reflected light, core shadow and cast shadow), describe colors precisely by hue, value and saturation, use color-wheel relationships, tints, shades and tones, and plan compositions with a focal point, the rule of thirds, balance and leading lines. They finish by analyzing how a painting directs attention.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 120 minutes
  • Color, value and composition check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, plot points, highlight a text, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Build and use a value scale, and model light on a form with highlight, midtone, reflected light, core shadow and cast shadow.
  • Describe colors by hue, value and saturation, and use color-wheel relationships, warm and cool colors, tints, shades and tones.
  • Plan a composition with a clear focal point using the rule of thirds, balance, contrast and leading lines.
  • Analyze how value, color and composition direct a viewer's attention in an artwork.

Lessons

  1. Value and light 6 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  2. Color relationships 6 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Composition: guiding the eye 6 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  4. How artworks direct attention 5 steps2 practiceabout 30 min
  5. Color, value and composition check 10 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Color by NumberA little color. A beautiful discovery.
  • Paint StudioBrushes, stamps, shapes and a paint bucket for any picture you can imagine.
  • Pixel StudioMake pixel art square by square, with mirror tools and a frame strip.

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