Lesson 8: Mood Artwork

Objective: To have the children create a painting based on a mood with variety of tints and shades.

Vocabulary:

expressive qualities - Characteristics of art elements that make the elements affect the viewer's feelings. Lines, shapes, colors, and forms all have expressive qualities.

hue - A pure, unmixed color.

mood - The way an artwork makes you feel or emotion the artist is trying to make you feel.

shade - A darker value of a color made by mixing a color with black.

tint - A lighter value of color made by mixing a color with white.

tone - A diffused value of color made by mixing a color with gray.

value - The lightness or darkness of a color.

Baile en Tehuantepec by Diego Rivera

Color and Mood

Imagine a room with blue walls, blue furniture, and blue carpeting. Would the room give you a calm feeling or excited feeling? Artists use color to express a certain mood, or feeling. What kind or mood do you feel when you look at Baile en Tehuantepec by Diego Rivera.
Look for lighter and darker yellow in the painting. The lightness or darkness of a color is its value. A pure, unmixed color is called a hue. Artists mix black with a color to make shades. They mix white with a color to make tints. Artists also mix gray with colors to make tones. Where do you see tints, shades or tones in Baile en Tehuantepec?

Think Critically - Tell what you have learned.

Studio Time: Mood Artwork

Materials:

Sketchbook, Pencil, White Paper, Tempera Paints, Paintbrushes, Paper Plates, Water Bowl

Plan

Think of a special event such as a party. Sketch a scene from the event.
Think about the mood you want to create in the painting of the scene.
Check list:
- Choose a special event and draw a scene of the event.
- Use two or three colors that will express the mood of the event
- Make tints, shades, and tones.

Create

Draw the scene on white paper.
Choose two or three colors that will create the mood you want to show. Mix tints and shades of those colors.

3. Paint the scene. *Always mix dark into light.

Reflect - Tell about your artwork.

Photograph and Submit your work on Google Classroom.

Photograph sketches as well as completed artwork.
"Add" (attach) to Google Classroom assignment.
"Mark as done" to submit your work for a grade.

Challenge: Paper Kite

Create a paper kite from large white paper, using a design with different lines and shapes, then paint with colors that you think will show a happy mood.