July 14th- value in color and color mixing

      Today we started by looking at color strips and squinting, in an attempt to see differences in color "value."  There are as many tints (add white) and shades of one color (add black) as you can create.... an unlimited number!

      Each child started with white and two other colors.  We tinted each of the two colors (lighter value) and then mixed the two tinted colors.  The challenge then was to mix three more colors that would round out the values to create a light, medium, and dark color value range.  Each child made their own color strip from dark to light value.
       Kids used their mixed pallet to create two paintings.The first was based on Peter's photograph from last week of a sandcastle on the beach.  I chose it because it had some clearly defined areas of light medium and dark value.

The second project used their pallet mixed with that of another person, and was of their own design.  Both projects remain here for drying and "framing."