WEEK 1/2: PAINTING

                                     WEEK 1/2

                     CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS (ART)

Topic:                                   PAINTING

Class: J.S.S. 2

Specific Objectives: By the end of this lesson, the students should be able to (1) Define painting (2) State the use of colour in Art making (3) Explain and mention cool and warm colours.

Definition of Painting: It is a process by which colour is applied to a drawing or flat surface to create a picture.

Uses of colour in Art making:

1.      Artists use colours to differentiate eg warm from cold

2.      Artists use colours to give emphasis on object and project its form

3.      Artists use colour to make works special eg wooden cup from silver cup.

4.      Artists use colour to beautify surface

5.      Artists use colours to create fueling in a work of Art eg ice block

6.      Colour could be used as an identification mark eg blue-for apprentice nurse

7.      Artists could combine colours to flatten and compress space.

8.      Colour is used to express ideas

9.      Artist use colour to suggest Solidity on a flat surface

10.    Artist use colour to create an illusion of depth or perspective on a flat surface.

Cool and warm colours:

Cool Colours: Are colours that remind us of cool things.

Warm colours: Are colours that give a feeling of warmth on an art work.

Cool and warm colours are found opposite each other on the colour wheel.

Cool colours are: Blue, green and violet

Warm colours are: Yellow, orange and red

Evaluation Questions:

1.      Define painting

2.      List 3 uses of colours in art making

3.      Describe cool colour

4.      Explain warm colours

5.      List the cool colours

6.      State the warm colours

7.      Describe the relationship between cool and warm colours