A lesson in color theory

What do you need?

• 4 cards of drawing paper, 10 by 7 cm
• pencil
• ruler
• markers of color pencils 
• black construction paper

Instruction
Discuss the words primary and secundary colors using the color wheel.  

What are primary colors and why are they called so? What are secondary colors, how do you make them and why are they called so? What are the neutral colors? Explain also the word nuance. 

What should you do?

1. Draw a frame on the cards at 2 mm from the edge using a thin black marker.
2. Draw a pattern of your choice on each card.
3. Color the cards according to the terms discussed.
4. Outline the patterns with a thin black marker.
5. Stick the cards on a black background.
6. Add the learned words.

Selfportrait like Roy Lichtenstein

In my school we keep artwork at school until the of the school year. Students make a portfolio in june to take their work home. On front of it is a drawing in the style of one of the art movements we studied that year. 

These are the grade 6 Popart portfolio folders with a self portrait in the style of Roy Lichtenstein. 

What do you need? 
For the folder: paper A1 size, folded in half
For the drawing: 

• white drawing sheet 
• markers
• skin color pencils 
• fine black marker 

About the artist

Show artwork of Lichtenstein and discuss the important features: use of primary colors (sometimes with green), grid dots, black outlines, speech bubbles and slogans (onomatopoeia).

contents portfolio folder grade 6

What should you do?

1. Draw a self portrait on the small sheet. 
2. Add a text in a speech bubble that suits you. 
3. Color your face using skin color pencils. Use markers for the rest of your drawing. 
4. Fill one part of your drawing with dots. 
5. Fill the background with a pattern. 
6. Outline everything with a black marker. 
7. Paste your work on the large sheet. 
8. Draw in large letters: portfolio + your name + the school year. 

Artworks are made by students of grade 6.

A field full of daisies

What do you need?

• white drawing sheet 
• tempera paint in blue, green, white, yellow and red
• brushes
• jars with water
• colored paper for background

Instruction 

1. Make your own green colors by mixing blue, white and yellow. Paint the entire sheet with small vertical strokes and let dry.
2. Paint the daisies; in the front of they are larger  then further away. Use a small brush and a lot of paint, to make sure the grass is really covered with the paint of the flower. Use a different color green for the stalks or take the unmixed color green directly from the bottle. Paint the hearts of the flowers with big yellow blobs.
3. Paste the artwork on a dark green background.

Artworks made by students of grade 4 and 5. 

Prisoners in World War II

What do you need?

• white drawing sheet 
• ribbed cardboard
• pencil
• watercolor paint
• brushes
• jar with water
• black wool 
• glue

In Holland we remember the victims of World War II on the 4th of May. The 5th of May we celebrate the day of liberation. In schools World War II is an important part of the history lessons. 

"We had to draw one or more people in a concentration camp. Our drawings should show the fear and powerlessness of the prisoners. Most of all did well and the artworks were really beautiful. When the drawing was finished, we had to paint it with watercolour paint, using sad colours. We used black wool to make barbed wire and pasted it in front of the drawing. Finally we pasted the artworks on ribbed cardboard. It was an intense task, and it made us really think about that terrible time."

Artworks made by students of grade 6.