Using Your Choice of Material

for Colors

Step 1- Gather Materials

• Things you can trace to make circles, rectangles, triangles, straight lines, curved lines, etc.

• 1 piece of the best white paper you have.

• A black marker, crayon, or colored pencil

Step 2- Trace Items to Create Design • Make sure your design is similar to Kandinsky’s style

• Make sure your design is abstract (no objects or people)

• Listen to music as you work (see links on website)

• Use black to draw lines. This can be with a marker, crayon, or colored pencil. If you plan to use watercolors, don’t use a water based marker (a permanent marker would be fine.)

• Look at the examples on the next page before you start.

Example Designs:

EMAIL YOUR LINE DRAWING TO ME AT elana.brownfield@lisbon.k12.oh.us before you start coloring. This will be for a progress grade.

Step 3- Start to Color to Your Design • Choose the art material you will use: markers, crayons,

oil pastels, colored pencils, watercolor paint, etc.

• Color or paint your design with bright colors

• Listen to music while you work like Kandinsky

• Try to use expressive colors and make them gradually change from one color to another in areas.

Step 4- Complete Your Coloring • Finish coloring or

painting your design.

• Continue to listen to music while you work

Upload to Artsonia with the app

• The last thing you need to do to turn in your project is to upload it to Artsonia with a title and Artist Statement by following the directions on the website

• Our school code is RNJN-FBMJ

• Do NOT upload it to your parent’s account