Lesson Plan

Still Life with Secondary Colors

Your students will use primary and their own mixed secondary colors to paint a beautiful still life.
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Learning Objectives

Students will:

  • Paint a still life using secondary colors.
  • Discuss their work and others with constructive feedback.

This art lesson corresponds to California Visual and Performing Arts Standards:

  • 2.2 Mix secondary colors from primary colors and describe the process
  • 2.6 Draw or paint a still life, using secondary colors

Introduction

(10 minutes)
  • Tell students that today we will make an art project of objects called a still life. We will spend time observing before and while we draw.
  • Instruct students to look at their still life arrangement quietly for at least 30 seconds and to let their eyes wander throughout the whole arrangement.
  • Tell students to think of five descriptive words or phrases about any aspect of the still life.
  • Tell students to look at the arrangement again and try to add five more descriptive words or phrases to their mental list.
  • Ask student to share their favorite two descriptive words or phrases in pairs.