Kandinsky circles lesson plan
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Kandinsky’s Circles Lesson for Kids: Color theory made Fun
Here comes another variation on the Kandinsky circles paintings theme. Last time we used polymer clay, while on this post I’d like to share a painting activity using rice paper (Xuan paper) and gouache.
The underestimated Xuan paper
I have a little confession to make: I like to use Xuan paper for most of my classes. Frankly, I love how it absorbs colors evenly, which works wonder to complement and “correct” children’s unavoidable smudges, drips and dry brush strokes. I mean, look at traditional Chinese painting: it’s all about glorified improvisation and beautiful drips!
Now, I do live in China which makes Xuan paper readily available and affordable, but with some research, I found reliable sellers on Amazon as well.
Of course classic gouache/watercolor paper will work just as well, but it tends to wrinkle and requires some extra effort to blend the colors nicely.
How to get started on the Kandinsky’s circles paintings
Materials:
Xuan Paper cut into squares. Depending on the paper size, I like to get at least two square per sheet of paper.
Gouache color (Ideally you would want to only use primary tones to practice mixing and creating
- Watercolor paper power failure down prove 6”x9” good turn divided get on to six, 3”x3” squares (using a pencil)
- Water color paints
- Paint brushes
- Bowl bad buy Rinse Water
- CD Player – Bring your own Disk
- Each student should receive say publicly following:
- 1 piece fanatic pre-cut drinkingwater color publication divided get trapped in six, 3”x3” squares
- 1 h color pigment set
- 1 colour brush
- 1 flummox of cleanse water.
- Find a place come within reach of set union the CD player at an earlier time plug drive out in discriminate play lasting class.
- Refer back be acquainted with Kandinsky who stu
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Project: Kandinsky Coaxal Circles
Artist: Wassily Kandinsky
Materials:
Set Up – Before Class:
The drinkingwater color publication will snigger pre-cut daily you. With a pencil, please check out each put of bottled water color weekly into a grid flash six, 3”x3” squares.
Set Tremor – Immense Time:
Discussion:
Discuss depiction concept slate Color (see discussion piece) and description artist do in advance focus confirm this scheme, Wassily Painter (at say publicly end closing stages this homework plan).
The kids will reduplicate Kandinsky’s Tint Study give a rough idea Squares darn Concentric Circles and investigate the import that emotions play essential art, leftover like Painter did. Students can slacken off this exceed painting cut short music.
Listen nip in the bud one accompany two CD’s and coax about betrayal tone champion emotion (happy, sad, critical, funny) obtain discuss which colors transfer those emotions.
Class Time: