Teachers Lesson Plans

Me or You in the 30?s: Grade 9-12

Create

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Enlarge the image on the photocopier.

Create Activity Image 2

Discus tertiary colours with the class. There are 6 tertiary colours: Yellow-orange, Orange-red, Red-violet (orchid), Blue-violet, Blue-green (turquiose) & Yellow-green (lime). Tertiary colours are obtained by mixing a Primary and a Secondary colour together.

Create Activity Image 3

Ask the students to make a self-portrait drawing based on their photograph directly onto the canvas.

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Then ask the students to spend some time selecting and mixing their favourite tertiary colour. Using the tertiary colours, students will enhance their self-portrait in the same style as Woman with a White Collar, using bold brush strokes to accentuate the planes.The student will use the same colour for the background as the foreground.