Monochromatic Painting

Lesson Summary:
In this lesson we were to chose a shape and make eight different sizes out whichever shape we chose and have them overlapping each other. Then we chose a color and practiced making tints and shades by adding either white or black to our base color. For this assignment we had to add two tints, two shades, and include at least two of the original colors in our shapes. After we were done filling our paint in our shapes, then we finished by outlining all of the shapes with a black sharpie. In my monochromatic painting, I chose to make circles and used the color purple.

Extension Activity:
An extension activity that could be used with this art project is to pair it with a geometry lesson. Students could learn the different types of triangles- equilateral, isosceles, and scalene, and have the students make a monochromatic painting out of only those triangles. Then they would assign a color to the certain type of triangle. Equilateral would be a tint, isosceles would be a shade, and scalene would be the base color. It would help students differentiate between the three triangles.