Professional Development for Educators 2013

Paint Colours Creativity with Colour

with Penelope Gilbert-Ng




EDUCATOR RESOURCE NOTES




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This Professional Development webshop for Educators is suitable for primary generalist and
middle school teachers.

Curriculum into the Classroom Suggestions:
Flying Arts Alliance uses aspects of the current curriculum for Queensland, QSAs Essential
Learnings, as guideline for integrating this workshop knowledge into the curriculum, as well
as aspects from the draft Australian National Curriculum: The Arts.

Queensland Studies Authority: Essential Learnings
Ways of Working:
Create and shape art works by combining, organising and/or modifying arts
elements to express personal ideas, feelings and experiences
Follow guidelines to apply safe practices

Knowledge and Understanding:
Visual Art involves using visual arts elements, concepts, processes and forms (2D and
3D) to express ideas, considering particular audiences and particular purposes, through
images and objects.

Australian National Curriculum: The Arts (DRAFT)
F-2 Making
2.1 Look at and imagine images, objects, patterns and forms

3-4 Making
4.2 Investigate and experiment with the qualities of different media and techniques to
develop intended effects

5-6 Making
6.2 Select and use different media and techniques to explore visual arts ideas

7-8 Making
8.1 Explore ideas for visual arts-making that relate to their own background and experience

9-10 Making
10.4 Investigate and explore the perspectives on and in the arts' practices of other artists in
relation to their own ideas about design, symbols, objects and spaces



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Learning Intention
To inform generalist teachers on the Colour wheel and to understand colour mixing and
colour theory

Workshop Outline:
The demonstration will cover showing colour mixing and colour choices that children can
use to create dynamic images, learning the fundamentals' of design and balance, and
foundational knowledge of colour theory.

Purpose and Objectives:
To help the teachers understand colour mixing and processes looking at colour bias

Key Ideas & Concepts:
Showing a simple colour bias wheel
the use of tone colour and shapes
showing textured surface to work on and how effective the outcome is

Skills & Techniques Used:
Foundational skills
Acrylic painting techniques
The pitfalls and advantages of painting

Materials List:
Atelier Acrylics: 6 colours plus Titanium white and Ivory black
o Lemon yellow
o Cadmium yellow light
o Cadmium red light
o Quinacridone Magenta
o Cobalt Turquoise light
o French Ultramarine Blue
Synthetic or Taklon brushes
Watercolour paper or canvas

You can buy your art materials from School Art Supplies www.schoolartsupplies.com.au
Based in Brisbane however will deliver to regional and remote Queensland. Catalogue
downloadable online www.schoolartsupplies.com.au, or call 38486000 and ask for a printed
catalogue.

Terminology
Hue: is colour eg. red - yellow - blue
Chroma: is Saturation or intensity of hue


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Tint: Hue mixed with white
Shade: Hue mixed with black
Tone: Hue mixed with grey ( I also use the word tone describing the variation of tones from
white through the greys to black) You can also create tone mixing hue with it's
complementary
Undertone: The colour of pigment in a thin film as it appears to it's TOP or Mass tone
straight from the tube
Tinting Strength: A measure of the ability of a pigment to tint with white.
Transparency: The ability of a pigment because of it's thin film consistency to create
another colour when placed over a colour. Eg a violet can be obtained with a transparent
red over a transparent blue or vise versa
Opaque or opacity: Opposite to Transparent eg. an opaque red will cover up any previous
colour layers.
Temperature: A colloquial term used by artists to indicate the colour relative to red (warm)
or blue (cold)


The Colour Wheel
There are many variations of colours in the market. Colour choice is a personal choice.
Different colours appeal to us all. My theory is that our personal colouring dictates our
selection. We are either Summer, Autumn, Spring or Winter colouring and because of this
we gravitate to those colours that suit our complexion and colours we prefer to wear.

Primary colours: red, yellow, blue
mixing 2 of these Primaries makes
Secondary colours: such as red+ yellow = orange
yellow + blue = green
blue + red = purple

These secondary colours are called complimentary colours

Complimentary colour: is the combination of the other 2 primaries

Mixing the 3 primaries = Tertiary colours = greys, browns, grey greens.

Example Warm and Cool Colours:
Warm colour wheel: using Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium red, Cadmium yellow
Cool colour wheel: using Turquoise Blue, Light Magenta and Lemon yellow


Hints and Tips about colour
1. Squint to see the tone.
2.Keep colour choices to a limited palette
3.Always set your palette out the same way every time you paint. There are 2 ways you can
choose from
a. Setting the colours from white, yellows, reds, browns, greens, blues ,black( if using). Right
handed person White starting from right. Left handed person white starting from left.


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b. Rectangle palette white in left corner yellows to reds browns to the right. From White lay
out greens through to blues to bottom left corner. Either layout allows the artist to mix
freely in center of palette.
4.Colour also is a tone. Be aware of this. You can look through a red tinted cellophane or
glass and this will allow you to see tones eliminating the actual colour.
5. Composition is important so make sure focal point is not at edge of painting. Keep within
the ratio of thirds. Golden mean principal.
6. Don't mix too many colours together. This creates mud.
7. When buying tubes of colour the manufacturer usually uses symbols of O for transparent
O for opaque and O for semi Transparent.
8. Each Blue has violet or green undertone(leaning) on the colour wheel. Each Red has Violet
or Orange leaning and Yellow orange or green leaning. This understanding takes a while to
see and analyze.
9.The purer the colour the mixing is pure. Turquoise Blue (green shade) and Lemon
yellow(green shade) pretty green Using French Ultramarine (red shade) and Cad Yellow
Deep( Red shade) creates dirty green
10. Add textured surface to create interest to a painting. You can scrape away with plastic
tools or use a sponge. You can splatter.
11. Use a spray bottle of water to keep paint damp or retarder to slow drying down.


Suggested Links to Curriculum
History:
Research about the origins of the colour wheel and colour theory:
1666 Sir Isaac Netwon
1770 Harris
1810 Goethe

Research: Kandinskys Colour Theories
http://uncleeddiestheorycorner.blogspot.com.au/2007/04/kandinskys-color-theories.html

Numeracy: Incorporate fractions, ratios or percentages to indicate portions for colour
mixing
Literacy: Use of visual arts language see terminology


Other Resources

Artists
Penelope Gilbert-Ng
http://www.penelopegilbertng.com/

Links
Colour Mixing & Paints in General, Julie Duell, 20 March 2008
http://artintegrity.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/11-your-art-stories-here/

Color Matters
http://www.colormatters.com/


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Color Theory Art & Design
http://www.artyfactory.com/color_theory/color_theory.htm

Color Theory & Mixing
http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/Color/ColorTheory/

Resources
Flying Arts Teaching Resources
http://www.flyingarts.org.au/Teaching-Resources-pg20723.html

Flying Arts Webshop Video presentations & resources
http://www.flyingarts.org.au/Flying-Arts-Webcast-Services-pg16497.html

Art Supplies
Art Suppliers: School Art Supplies
www.schoolartsupplies.com.au










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TRANSPARENT & OPAQUE



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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Educator Resource Notes created by Chrissy Dwyer, Education & Professional Development Program
Coordinator

We would love to receive your feedback on how helpful these resource notes have been in assisting
you implement this workshop content into your classroom, email program@flyingarts.org.au or call
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