Specials Night Watercolors and Color Theory

For the past two weeks, we have been working on our artwork for Specials Night. We reviewed the color wheel and talked about mixing the primary colors. Students were given watercolor paper that was taped off into rectangular sections. Using just the three primary colors in liquid watercolor form, students began their experiments in color mixing. We used the wet-on-wet technique so the colors really spread and exploded into beautiful abstract shapes. There were a lot of exclamations of surprise and delight as the children discovered all the various hues they could create with different color combinations. The last step was to sprinkle some table salt onto the wet paint to add some visual texture.

The following week, after the paint was completely dry and the tape had been removed leaving white spaces on the paper, the children used Sharpie markers to add a variety of patterns. During Spanish class, the children wrote out their color mixing formulas and glued this to their art. These beautiful explorations in color theory are on display for Specials Night in the hallway by the art room. Hope to see you all there!