One of the projects we completed in the Art and Animals camp was monochromatic paintings. The students created a sketch and then were able to choose one color, plus white and black, to use for painting. My ultimate goal with this project is to help give them an understanding of the wide variety of color created by using solely tone and tint, while also again working on their color mixing skills.
They created a working sketch, transferred it onto acrylic paper, went over it in black pen, and then began painting. Once dried, they had the opportunity to go back over any lines they wanted with the pen.
10 year old
This artist did such a lovely job with her gecko. The greatest lesson she learned, from my perspective, was at the very end of this project when given the opportunity to go back over her work with pen. Although much more of her painting was originally marked out with the pen, it was apparent to her in the end that less was more when going back into the work. She only sharpened up specific areas of the artwork to emphasize the lizard.
8 year old
When the above artist finished her background, she was not sure how to proceed with the turtle using only blue. I took a moment to show her the variety of blue whites she could create to give variety to her sea turtle and I love her results. The brush work in the water was all her. I was so impressed when I walked by and saw how well she had done.
8 year old
This student did not like her painting at all while working on it. I absolutely love the graphic nature of her choices. I think by the next morning when she had the opportunity to go back over her line work she was happier, but nonetheless, it was a chance to remind the students that not every piece will be their favorite but that they might find their least favorite work is someone else's favorite, so it still has value.
6 year old
What's not to love about a lizard decked out to run a triathlon?
7 year old
I have dubbed this piece "The Lonely Hamster". From the color choice to the composition, I love every decision this artist made while painting.
8 year old
This artist loved that she was the only one to pick yellow. I loved how excited she got with her discoveries on how the yellow changed as she added black and white. She really enjoyed creating colors and learned a lot about how much interest she could add to her painting with nothing more than a bit of black, white, or both.
6 year old
No amount of convincing could get this student to make his vulture larger. So on top of the challenge of creating color, this student also had the challenge of painting small areas. Several times we went over choosing "the right brush for the job" and in the end, he did a wonderful job. I love the subtle differences in his color choice, except on that branch!
If the goal was to teach how to create tone and tint, I think each and every work above confirms that the mission was accomplished.
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