JULIA WOODALL EDUC4720 STUDENT I.

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NAME: _______________ YEAR 8 ART: COLOUR THEORY
2, 4, 6 CHOICE BOARD
COMPLETE COLOUR THEORY ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CHOICE BOARD TO MAKE (A MINIMUM OF) 8 POINTS.
UNDERSTAND

Demonstrate your understanding of warm Demonstrate your understanding of colour theory

and cool colours and colour blending
techniques by creating a transitional colour
swatch for three different warm colours
and three different cool colours on an A3
piece of paper. This can be used for a
future colour reference when creating
artworks
MEDIUM: ACYRLIC PAINT
2 POINTS
and colour blending techniques by creating your
own colour wheel using three mediums of your choice
to develop your experimentation skills and
demonstrate how colours may be represented
differently between mediums.
MEDIUM/S: ACRYLIC PAINT, WATERCOLOUR
PAINT/PENCILS, COLOURED PENCILS, OIL PASTELS,
COLLAGE
2 POINTS
Demonstrate your understanding of colour
shades and value by creating a Citrus
Slice of your chosen colour (orange, yellow,
lime, pink). Paint it on a square piece of
paper with a contrasting background.
MEDIUM: ACRYLIC PAINT
2 POINTS

Apply your knowledge of colour Apply your knowledge of the relationship between Apply your knowledge of complementary
psychology and monochrome colour by colour and perspective by completing a landscape colours create semi-abstract artwork of an
APPLY

creating a portrait portraying an emotion
of your choice. This portrait is to be
completed in the colour which corresponds
to the chosen emotion.
MEDIUM: ACRYLIC PAINT, WATERCOLOUR
OR COLLAGE
4 POINTS
Create a collage of a tropical bird using
small torn pieces of paper from magazines,
CREATE
collage.
Tear pieces of paper to make a mountainous
landscape. The background should be the lightest
and gradually become darker until the darkest shade
of paper in the foreground.
MEDIUM: COLLAGE
4 POINTS
The local council has called on your artistic skills to
design a street art piece to display on a bare wall in
the main street. The subject matter and medium is
object of your choice drawing inspiration
from the style of Cubist artists. The object
should be in a contrasting colour to the
background
MEDIUM: ACYRLIC PAINT, TEXTA
4 POINTS
Inspired by the works of Van Gogh,
particularly Starry Night, use oil pastels to

newspapers, or the scrap paper basket.
Build layers of colour, both contrasting
and similar. Apply your knowledge of
colour shades to build tone and form to
give the piece a realistic effect.
MEDIUM: COLLAGE
6 POINTS
your choice but should have some relation to the town create a sunset landscape of a local area
the piece will be displayed in. by using short horizontal lines to build tone
The Council requirements are as follows: and colour transition, to give a realistic
1. Must include a range of bright complementary effect. The foreground should be a black
colours to draw the eyes of passers-by. silhouette to give emphasis to the sunset
2. Bold lines and shapes to create movement in the background.
piece. MEDIUM: OIL PASTELS
6 POINTS 6 POINTS