These paintings were inspired by Matisse and his 'Painting with Scissors' technique. The story goes that he would get his assistants to paint various slabs of colours onto paper. He would use these colours to cut out shapes and create his artworks. Hmmm..what a fantastic idea for Year 7s! I gave it ...
Learning how to mix paint colours
One of the most common questions when year 7s begin painting is, 'How do I make brown?!' And it's always in that really whinny voice too! So, I developed this exercise last year and the kids really loved it. I grabbed a whole heap of colour paint swatches from my local hardware store, cut them up ...