My third graders are going to explore the primary & secondary colors, complementary colors, patterns, rotational symmetry, while learning the geometry of a circle in these color wheel paintings. Then they will be compared to op art as students rotate and digitally fall into them using Do Ink drawing and animation app on the iPad.
Step One: Learning the Color Wheel
Students practiced creating a color wheel with a rotationally symmetrical design inside. They needed practice with rulers, rotational symmetry, how to fill in the color wheel with secondary colors between each of the primary colors that mix to make it.
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We used the Dot Day Quiver sheets to add an extra "dimension" to our practice since we were able to see the color wheels lift off the paper to rotate (and other effects) through the magic of augmented reality (using the Quiver app).
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These Ss said the had never seen #augmentedReality before @quivervision #Arvrinedu #artsed #DotDay pic.twitter.com/6YniMcZgfF
— Tricia Fuglestad ☕️ (@fuglefun) September 7, 2018
Step Two: Geometry and Symmetry
I made 60º angled wedges for students to use to prep their color wheel circles. We did the math: a circle is 360º. We can divide it by 6 (3 primaries & 3 secondaries) by making six 60º sections.
I learned that the 3rd graders really needed a concrete way to understand rotational symmetry so I pulled out manipulatives (aka foam shapes) that they could arrange and trace 6 times.
Then we labeled each of the six spaces with our secondaries in between the two primaries that mix to make it and double checked that our design was rotationally symmetrical.
Step Three: Primaries and Complements
Painting neatly in this project is very important since the color wheel should always have bold clean colors in a specific order. We watched our STAY NEAT video and sang along to prep for our painting steps.
We filled the primary colors first. Then, reached across the color wheel to paint the negative space of the complementary color (opposite color).
We painted as neatly and completely as possible trying not to mix wet paint together to keep our color bold and clean. Warning: complementary colors mix to make brown.
Step Four: Painting Patterns
Painting neat patterns with thin brushes over dry paint takes practice.
I created this guide to help students think about how to PULL their paint brush to produce clean thin patterns instead of pushing, dabbing, or scrubbing.
Get inspired about patterns with the REPEAT Fugleflick (warning, the song is very addictive-but luckily there is a karaoke version on my website if you can't get enough).
ONLY THREE PATTERNS were needed to complete this design.
Step Five: Presentation of Physical Art
Our national standards for art education include presentation. Students need to think about how to prepare their art to present it as complete. We will use our BLACK MARKER to help redefine the six wedges of the color wheel while hiding our sloppy paint edges after getting inspired by our art room superhero, Black Marker!
Student examples: View the gallery
Step Six: Digital Extension
Students are going to learn about rotation and the illusion of depth using size to create a falling animation using two apps: Superimpose and Do Ink Animation App. The first step is prepping the still image of a student falling using the superimpose app.
Pose as if falling with green screen
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Erase green and save as transparent PNG
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Photo (PNG) of finished color wheel with transparent background using Superimpose app
Set the figure to be large at 0 seconds
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Set the figure small at 2 seconds
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Set one object to rotate clockwise and the other counter clockwise
Student Animations
3-1 Falling Animation from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
3-2 Falling Animation from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
3-3 Falling Animation from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
3-4 Falling Animation from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
Resources:
This Fugleflick helps students remember some strategies for staying neat while painting.
How to Stay Neat from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
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This flag animation is the complementary colors of the American Flag. Stare at the numbers as the count up to 20. This will saturate your eye's rods and cones with orange, green, and black. When the time is up it will flip to a blank white slide where you will see an after image of red, white and blue (complementary colors).
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Complementary in Every Way is a lovely Fugleflick video that introduces color theory including primaries, secondaries, and complementary colors through a sweet love story.
Repeat from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
Black Marker from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
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Alice, from Alice in Wonderland, falls down a rabbit hole. Look at how she appears to change in size to create the illusion of depth. Our falling animation is similar. We will be large in the foreground and smaller in the background. We will spin one way while our color wheel op art spins the other way (clockwise or counter clockwise).
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Something related (but different)
Here is an overview of the steps to make the #vertigo #animation with @DoInkTweets @Procreate #steam #artsed #edtech #vintage #movieposter #everyonecancreate #AppleEDUchat #k12artchat pic.twitter.com/uqOIh2DelZ
— Tricia Fuglestad ☕️ (@fuglefun) January 3, 2019
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