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Mix It Up Activity

PDF | 2 pages|Grades: 4 - 6

A fun art activity to experiment with the use of specific colour schemes.

Use this teaching resource when studying colour as one of the Elements of Visual Art. Students paint sections of a simple picture in complementary, harmonious (analogous) and monochromatic colours.

Complementary colours are any two colours that are found directly opposite each other on the colour wheel. Those colours that are located beside each other on the colour wheel are known as ‘harmonious’ or ‘analogous.’ The term ‘monochromatic’ refers to tints, shades and tones of a single colour. These variations are achieved through the addition of black, white or grey to the colour.

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NSW Curriculum alignment

VAS3.2
Makes artworks for different audiences assembling materials in a variety of ways.
In Creative Arts Stage 3 Visual Arts Making
VAS3.4
Communicates about the ways in which subject matter is represented in artworks.
In Creative Arts Stage 3 Visual Arts Appreciating

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCAVAE029
Explore visual arts practices as inspiration to create artworks that express different ideas and beliefs
In The Arts Level 6 Visual Arts Explore and Express Ideas
VCAVAE029
Explore visual arts practices as inspiration to create artworks that express different ideas and beliefs
In The Arts Level 5 Visual Arts Explore and Express Ideas
VCAVAV030
Select and apply visual conventions, materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to different art forms when making artworks
In The Arts Level 5 Visual Arts Visual Arts Practices
VCAVAV030
Select and apply visual conventions, materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to different art forms when making artworks
In The Arts Level 6 Visual Arts Visual Arts Practices

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACAVAM114
Explore ideas and practices used by artists, including practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent different views, beliefs and opinions
In The Arts Visual Arts Years 5 and 6
ACAVAM115
Develop and apply techniques and processes when making their artworks
In The Arts Visual Arts Years 5 and 6

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