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Mixing secondary colours: autumn oranges
I can mix and apply hues of orange using a range of painting techniques
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Year 1
Mixing secondary colours: autumn oranges
I can mix and apply hues of orange using a range of painting techniques
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Know that orange is a secondary colour, made from two primary colours.
- We are able to mix hues of oranges using primary colours.
- We can colour mix using glazes.
- We can control paint with a variety of conventional and unconventional painting tools.
Keywords
Hue - describes colours in the same colour family
Painting tool - a tool used to apply or change paint
Glaze - a thin layer of paint added to a dry layer of paint
Common misconception
Artists only use paintbrushes to apply paint.
Artists can use a paintbrush to apply paint, but they can also use other tools, such as leaves, sticks and pinecones.
Offer children a range of autumnal objects to explore as painting tools. Acorns, conkers, pine cones, dry leaves, pumpkin seeds, apple halves and sticks could be provided.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Paints in orange and yellow, a range of autumnal objects to use as painting tools, paintbrushes, sketchbooks or large pieces of paper.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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4 Questions
Q1.
What is this tool called?
Paper
Pen
Q2.
Which of these can be used to create a painting?
Conkers
Paintbrush
Leaves
Q3.
How do we make secondary colours?
By mixing secondary colours together.
By mixing all colours together.
Q4.
Which colours make orange?
Purple and green
Silver and white
Exit quiz
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4 Questions
Q1.
True or False? Painting must be done with only a paintbrush.
True
Q2.
Red and yellow are mixed together to make __________.
red
blue
Q3.
What is a hue?
A name we give to a collage.
A type of paper.
Q4.
Which tools would make texture on paintings?
Conker
Leaves
Twig