{"id":459526,"date":"2024-01-22T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theartofeducation.edu\/?p=459526"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:23:54","slug":"jan-10-fresh-artists-to-teach-color-theory-in-the-art-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theartofeducation.edu\/2024\/01\/jan-10-fresh-artists-to-teach-color-theory-in-the-art-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Fresh Artists to Teach Color Theory in the Art Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Color plays a huge role in everyday life. Color helps us regulate emotions, read signs<\/a>, communicate ideas, and express ourselves. Wielding the power of color is important for our students. As art teachers, we know color is valuable because it’s one of the Elements of Art. Color theory takes color to another level. Color theory<\/a> encompasses the principles of how color works and how to use color in different ways. It helps explain color mixing and how brands advertise. Teaching color and color theory year after year can get dry. Liven up your color unit with a few new artists to inspire both you and your students this year.<\/p>\n

In the classroom, share these 10 artists with your students for a fresh perspective on color theory.<\/h2>\n

Tint<\/h3>\n

A tint<\/a> is any hue mixed with white to make it lighter.<\/p>\n

Claude Monet<\/a> used tints to highlight the pond, flowers, and water lilies in his painting, Waterlilies<\/em><\/a>. Monet repainted<\/a> the flower garden many times in his career. He eventually focused on the details in the pond, the reflection of the water, and the overall mood of the moving liquid and lily pads. Tints show the time of day he painted, where the light source may have been, and the delicate foliage. Bring this artwork to your students with the aid of Claude Monet’s artist bio in FLEX Curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/asset\/waterlilies-claude-monet\/EQEY9dAnBaXfnQ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Julia Benz<\/a> is a contemporary artist and muralist. Her work features dynamic lines, overlapping forms, patterns, and color blending. Benz\u2019s<\/a> subject matter often shifts from figures to conceptual ideas on a large-scale mural. In her artwork behind her<\/a>, the tints allow us to see texture, movement, and depth.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/artxdialogue.org\/residency\/julia-benz\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Your turn!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practice how varying tints can affect the mood of an artwork with the Color Changes Everything\u00a0<\/em>Lesson in FLEX Curriculum<\/a>. If you’re looking for a neat way to distribute paint for a tints and shades color mixing lesson, check out how Michelle Parven<\/a> used inexpensive plastic food trays in her DITL episode.<\/p>\n