Powder and acrylic paint are most commonly used in schools. Teachers should be aware of the qualities of each and select, or allow for selection, according to the activity. Children should also have the chance to use different sizes of paper and a variety of brushes. In the early stages, most children will ‘draw’ with paint and only gradually fill in areas of colour.
Young children’s painting are often based upon subjects drawn from their own experiences. They can continue to use powder paint as their main painting medium and can also be introduced to other media such as acrylic paint. Children can be helped to develop their ideas by discussions which encourage them to think about the important facts and features of objects they have depicted.
As children discover realism and representation it is important to have a wide variety of brushes available for them to use. As children become more aware of backgrounds and foregrounds, and the effects of light and distance they will need help with colour mixing.
*It is advisable to suggest that lighter colours are mixed first.
Colour activities should enable children to learn more about colour and develop a more personal and expressive response to colour. It is also useful to show children how artists have used colour in their work.
Creating painting activities designed to solve problems is quite useful. For example you might ask the children to collect ten different green leaves. They then have to sort them from lightest to darkest and mix paint using to try and match the leaves as closely as possible.
Another interesting fact is that warm colours advance in art work and cool colours recede. You could use lots of interesting art works to explain this
Paint three small areas with red, blue and yellow paint.
Paint three small areas with orange, purple and green paint.
Paint three small areas with brown, tan and olive paint.
1) Use a small piece of cardboard and some acrylic paint to make at least four different effects on a piece of paper. For example you might spin the cardboard around or use it in a dabbing motion, or create swirls.
2) Mix some other material with the acrylic paint such as salt, dirt, cel-mix, woodshavings, shredded paper and bind the mixture with pva glue so that it all sticks together to create a textured surface in paint
3) Use a piece of sponge to blend two different colours by dipping the sponge in one colour and then another.
4) Cover your painting surface in a pattern using a white oil crayon and then paint with diluted paint (very watery) over the top so that the pattern is revealed.
Young children’s painting are often based upon subjects drawn from their own experiences. They can continue to use powder paint as their main painting medium and can also be introduced to other media such as acrylic paint. Children can be helped to develop their ideas by discussions which encourage them to think about the important facts and features of objects they have depicted.
As children discover realism and representation it is important to have a wide variety of brushes available for them to use. As children become more aware of backgrounds and foregrounds, and the effects of light and distance they will need help with colour mixing.
*It is advisable to suggest that lighter colours are mixed first.
Colour activities should enable children to learn more about colour and develop a more personal and expressive response to colour. It is also useful to show children how artists have used colour in their work.
Creating painting activities designed to solve problems is quite useful. For example you might ask the children to collect ten different green leaves. They then have to sort them from lightest to darkest and mix paint using to try and match the leaves as closely as possible.
Colour Wheels ...
Children can be taught that if the colour wheel is divided in half you will find warm colours on one side and cool colours on the other. Red right around to yellow green are warm, and green right around to purple are cool.Another interesting fact is that warm colours advance in art work and cool colours recede. You could use lots of interesting art works to explain this
Painting Surfaces...
A wide range of surfaces can be used with paint – all sorts of different papers, cardboard, canvas, timber, plastic, alfoil, bubble wrap …. As children gain skills and confidence they can add other substances to give their work texture. These could include: woodshavings, salt, dry cel-mix, crushed leaves, sawdust and sand can be added to paint with PVA glue and water to help bind it all together.Painting Techniques
Make a page of primary, secondary and tertiary colour swatchesPaint three small areas with red, blue and yellow paint.
Paint three small areas with orange, purple and green paint.
Paint three small areas with brown, tan and olive paint.
1) Use a small piece of cardboard and some acrylic paint to make at least four different effects on a piece of paper. For example you might spin the cardboard around or use it in a dabbing motion, or create swirls.
2) Mix some other material with the acrylic paint such as salt, dirt, cel-mix, woodshavings, shredded paper and bind the mixture with pva glue so that it all sticks together to create a textured surface in paint
3) Use a piece of sponge to blend two different colours by dipping the sponge in one colour and then another.
4) Cover your painting surface in a pattern using a white oil crayon and then paint with diluted paint (very watery) over the top so that the pattern is revealed.
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