Once everyone is 'warmed up' begin working with the paint.

You can also encourage your students to draw lines based on the music they are hearing (e.g. For example, ask the class to draw “happy” lines, “angry” lines, etc.ĥ. Warm up by having students draw lines (using pencil on newsprint) based upon certain feelings. What kinds of lines are there? Straight, jagged, squiggly, zig-zag, etc.Ĥ. How do certain colors make us feel? Why?ģ. What does the word emotion mean? What kinds of emotions do we experience on a day-to-day basis?Ģ. mixing trays (could be Styrofoam trays or sheets of old cardboard)ġ.tempera paint - or crayons (for younger students).a large sheet of heavy paper (or canvas) for each participant.Vocabulary: image, feeling, emotion, idea, expression, color, texture, line, imagine, create, change, evolve, happy, sad, angry, excited, alone, bright, dull, acrylic, tempera, experience, share, design Supplies/Materials: However, this lesson can be easily adapted to work with individuals of all ages as a way of identifying and expressing emotions. Participants will gain an understanding of how much of a role emotion plays in art-making as they create paintings based on feelings. Create art using the themes of emotion, color and lines to create their own art Audiences:Īndrea Mulder-Slater (creator of ) designed this lesson to be used with children ages 5 and older. Discuss how those emotions can be represented through color and lines in artģ. Reflect on the various emotions that are part of their personalities and experiencesĢ.

Do2learn emotion color wheel