Description:
This lesson plan employs the idea of tints (by adding white) and shades (by adding black). Monochromatic paintings focus around one color or color scheme and then plays with the tints and shades of that color or color scheme. This lesson plan is appropriate for 5th and 6th graders and is the introduction to tints and shades. The use of shapes is to level the field; to give the students something that they know and the monochromatic painting is to introduce something new to enhance the shapes.
While teaching this lesson I learned the importance of time management. Although, some students were able to complete the assignment within the allowed time, some were not. To change this, I would lower the amount of shapes required from 8 to about 5 shapes. This will not only help with time but also allow for bigger difference in sizes of the shapes.
Extension Activity:
An extension activity could be again, self portraits. Students would take a drawing of themselves and apply monochromatic techniques using each primary colors. Therefore, the student will have one true life portrait and three monochromatic self portraits. This would probably a high school assignment that would require a great deal of time.
This could also be done with still life portraits. For example, drawing a bowl of fruit and creating monochromatic paintings of the still life portraits. This could also employ the idea using primary colors as well as secondary colors. The possibilities are endless, it all depends on the amount of time allowed for such a project.
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