Complementary colors painting how to#
Complementary colors painting professional#

The following pages reveal my lessons for this complementary colors unit. So I designed this unit to have each student work independently on a section of a larger painting by van Gogh that they would contribute to as a group. I also wanted to give students an opportunity for group work in a way that still allowed them time for individual input.

Complementary colors painting professional#

I thought this would be a good way to expose students to professional art work, as they had spent most of their time creating original works until that point.

Complementary colors painting how to#

Students would also learn how to paint using a simplified version of impasto style painting that mimicked van Gogh’s style. So I decided to have students recreate paintings by Vincent van Gogh as I knew many of his paintings primarily used complementary colors. I also wanted to incorporate a bit of art history in terms of introducing the life and works of a famous artist. I was inspired by that project to plan my unit on complementary colors. The finished poster was displayed in the hallway at South High leading up to the show and in the Hanover Theater lobby during performance nights. Here he uses an approach using split complements which in general will create a subtle effect. Look around in the world, and you will be surprised how often complementary colors are used. Vermeer, The Milkmaid, 1658 60 In this Vermeer painting, The Milkmaid, we can also see the effect of complementary colours, albeit on a more subtle level. As the squares were finished, they were attached together to create the final image. Red and green Yellow and purple Complementary colors are directly opposite on the color wheel. Complementary colors in art are opposite each other on the color wheel. Each student in all the art classes designed at least one small square of the entire poster. The art classes were tasked with creating a large-scale poster of the Grinch for the show. For example, one Spanish class had discussions about the ways different cultures celebrate winter holidays.

During the fall semester, South High worked with the Hanover Theater to create various works that promoted their winter show “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.” Every class at South High was engaged in some lesson inspired by the Grinch.