Mixing Paint into Warm Autumn Colors Painting Lesson For Kids


Mixing Paint into Warm Autumn Colors Painting Lesson For Kids

 

Mixing Paint into Warm Colors

 Mixing Paint into Warm Autumn Colors

Children of all ages can learn how to mix warm autumn colors.

These steps can be simple easy two to tree mixing exercises.

In my book “KIds Color Theory” I discuss how mixing colors helps children understand how to make their colors behave.

Teaching artist and students how green chlorophyll changes in living things is a needed skill for advance painting and drawing.

Learning how to mix color moods is very interesting, and can also lead into learning about science topics.

This is a great way to integrate science and visual arts by learning why leaves change colors seasonally.

If you would like to learn information about teaching color theory, check out my paperback book “Kids Color Theory”.

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Why do fall and autumn colors appear in nature?

Fall colors in nature come from the process plants and trees go through from our seasons changing.

The coloration change is because less sunlight and colder days are exposed to living plants and trees.

Chlorophyll is dying out and causes the autumn colors to appear.

Colorful autumn colors can range from cool colors and mostly warm colors.

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Paint mixing lessons should be simple

The basic skills I first teach beginning students is to mix primaries into warm secondaries.

I’ve discovered with my natural art method that kids can quickly learn this and enjoy the process.

I only introduce kids to three primaries red, yellow and blue to achieve all warm and autumn foliage colors in the beginning.

Practice Mixing

Practice painting with just two colors first.

Practice making orange, green and brown.

If you look at my pictures you can see how simple these lessons can be.

Mixing Paint into Warm Autumn Colors Kids Painting Lesson

Start off simple by having children mix only two secondary combinations..

Challenge students later to mix light to dark shades of these autumn fall colors.

Blue + Yellow = Green

Red + Yellow = Orange

Have kids collect natural things outside to see how these colors range in warm to cool colors.

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You can print it out and use it on your art shelf or hang it in your inspiration gallery to during the season, or let students fill it in with beautiful colors. It seems like a simple tool, right? But trust me, it’ll lead to so many amazing, creative artworks! Download the Fall Leaf Inspiration Print by clicking here.

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  • http://Sean

    February 2, 2015 at 3:00 pm

    Some of the points in this article aren’t correct

    “Blue + Yellow = Green” – Cyan and Yellow make green; Magenta and Cyan make blue. Blue isn’t a primary colour.

    “Red + Yellow = Orange” – This is more or less right but, as with the previous mixture, you’re going to end up with something muddy, because you’re not using Primary colours. Red is made by mixing Magenta and Yellow. Orange (#ff8000) is two parts yellow to one part Magenta.

    You’ll get much more vivid colours if you use Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow as your primaries – http://www.juicysatsuma.com/paintmixer/

  • http://Spramani%20Elaun

    February 2, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    Hi Sean, you are correct! As a professional graphic designer I found this myself to be true, but an art instructor to young children learning colour mixing for the first time I found the disconnect and confusion children are being taught in primary grades. So as I’ve explained in a full chapter in my book “Nurturing Children In The Visual Arts Naturally”, I have chosen to introduce young children my natural Cololur Theory method with primaries RYB- Red, Yellow and Blue first to children under the ages of twelve.

    When I teach older children colour theory I then introduce the proper subtractive primary system CMYK concepts.

    Currently there is no commercial grade safe non toxic paints readily available for young children in CMYK pigments. I’m currently working on this. 🙂

    This article is written for adults teaching young children Colour Theory in primary ages for the first time, or basic secondary mixing. Thank you for your feed back, Warm Regards, Spramani Elaun

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