Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Flower Field

After painting a background of yellow and blue, students will use a sponge brush and their fingers to create a field of flowers.  This lesson can be used to tie in with Impressionist painting and the portrayl of overall visual effects versus detail.

Vocabulary to Introduce:

Impressionism

Materials:
-tempera paint
-sponge brush
-brush

Preparation:
Pour a small amount of blue, yellow, and green paint on separate ends of a paper plate for the sky, ground, and stems.  Place small dots of various bright colors of tempera paint on another plate for children to dip their fingers in when making flowers.  It is okay to layer the colors on their finger.


Our YouTube Video demonstrating the process: