Complementary colors art ideas easy

This image shows a design with color harmony. The color scheme used in the design is split-complementary. The bright yellow is the one being complemented by the blue and purple. The main color, yellow, has a bright chroma while the split-complementary colors are darker hue. This helps us know which color complimented.

This painting is split-complementary. It has the red and then the blues and greens from the opposite side of the color wheel.

With the students of grade 6 (11 years old) we are continuing our adventure to discover the colors. Today we worked with the complementary colors on black and white photocopies depicting flowers. T…

Last week I pinned a fabulous optical illusion art idea from We Heart Art. She had completed this activity with her fifth graders, and I thought it would make a fantastic first lesson for my students. I tried it out with my oldest daughter last weekend (she's in grade 3), and when she achieved great results, I knew it would be perfect. This is a perfect art lesson for the beginning of the year because it uses only a few materials, has simple directions, and turns out to be an impressive work…

3 Trees. Good lesson on contrasting colors/ warm vs. cool color use.

Complimentary Colors - All colors have a complimentary color. These are located directly opposite each other on the color wheel. Complimentary pairs contain all the primary colors and are therefore harmonious. The placement of these two colors next to each other cause the vibration effect.

Acrylic painting is great. The paints are easy to use fast drying and wash out easily in water. Here are 15 acrylic painting ideas and tips for beginners.

Autumn Aloha Easy step by step waterfall acrylic painting on Youtube By the Art Sherpa.

My friend and fellow art teacher shared this super eye-catching project at our last art teacher meeting and I believe it can be found at her blog, Color It Like You Mean It! :) I am doing this proj…