ENTRY R

Tint/Shade Painting

This project was our first painting project with brushes that didn't utilize water color. We were randomly given a color & black and white version of one of Georgia O'keefe's flowers. Mine, like so many others which she painted, was very intricate, and focused on the detail and flow of the flower more than the overall structure. I very much liked the painting but worried somewhat about what it would look like when I brought it home to my family. In assigning this project I may use various other artworks as models, particularly if I were assigning it to a class full of young children who would be bringing it home to their unsuspecting mothers. Though, on the flip side, Georgia seemed to have an unequaled ability to bring 2d into 3D by use of colors and more particularly tinting and shading.

Process

• Given the picture
• Choose one color to paint with
• Blend white with the color and Black with the color in several different locations of the pallet to have access to a variety of tints and shades.
• Paint the artwork
• Enjoy the 3 dimensional image you have created.

Integration

• Tinting and shading has much to do with light. Students could utilize both to make images of both day and night using the same colors
• Students could compare the shades to illustrate how things that appear opposite, are actually just different versions of the same thing.
• The number line could be used as an analogy of the infinite variance between black and white
• The black and white being different versions of the same color could be used as a very powerful lesson in humanity of all people.
• The variance in color could be related to mood and feeling. The students could depict certain emotions in lighter colors and other in dark. This could be a very useful tool in the development of writing skills, vocabulary, and creativity.