Monochromatic Painting

Suggested Grades

3+

Objective

Students will experiment with tinting, shading to create monochromatic artwork .

Materials

• a variety of colours of undiluted tempera paint, including white and black
• paint brushes
• paper
• water/water containers

Method

• Explain to students the terms:
  Tinting -adding white to a color to create different hues
  Shading -adding black to a color to create different hues
  Monochromatic -artwork created using one colour

• Demonstration:
  • Show students how different hues are made from color by adding different quantities of white (tinting) or black (shading).
• Students experiment with these techniques on their own.
• Once students understand the concepts, they can move on to creating monochromatic pictures.