Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: summer camp

Today at Summer Camp we painted color wheels with tempera paints.
The perfect use for cardboard pizza rounds!

The kids started be drawing the lines on their boards to make the sections. Once they were drawn, they were ready to start painting. We discussed primary colors, secondary colors as well as hues & shades. They were given red, yellow & blue paints for the interior ring of solid colors, as well as black & white for the lighter & darker rings. They had to mix all of the colors themselves. I was only their to coach & encourage.

All of the kids did a really good job. Of course, some did a better job than others of staying inside the lines. But then again, it’s art… so who cares, really?! I was just more concerned that they were not rushing through the project. Instead, I wanted them to grasp the concept and learn a little something about color theory.

Those who “complained” that they had already done color wheels before were challenged to do a tougher version. So they had to split their boards into twice as many sections. And then do all of the tertiary colors in between!

When the kids finished their color wheels, if there was still time left, they were then challenged to do a two-color gradation.

 

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