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How We Created Our Own Van Gogh Immersive Experience
Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most well-known artists across the globe. In honor of his legacy, we created our own sort of Van Gogh immersive experience, which we lovingly called the Van Gogh Vault for our Spring Arts Festival. We transformed our gym into an art gallery that exhibited paintings created by all 600 students in our school, each one inspired by a work by Vincent van Gogh.
How to Teach Kids About Color Theory (A Guide for Beginners)
If you are an art teacher and your students need help learning about color theory, this guide can teach you how to teach them. But even if you aren’t an art teacher, color theory can be useful in any kind of art-related, creative project. Think: regular education endeavors that require a creative process! These tips will help your students find success in any classroom.
Teaching Kids to Work with a Complementary Color Palette
Complementary colors are those that lie opposite each other on the color wheel, and they work very well together to create interesting contrasts in color schemes. In order to create complementary color schemes, you have to have an understanding of color theory—but you don’t have to be an expert-level artist to teach children how to do it! Here are some ways you can teach kids about working with complementary colors in art education settings.
The Easy Way to Teach Tints and Shades to Kids (with FREE Worksheets)
Teaching color theory to kids can be a fun challenge. Here’s a quick tutorial for mixing tints and shades to show value with paint. Don’t forget to download the freebie printable for teachers. This mini-lesson for kids is perfect for getting color theory started with your students.
