Paint the seasons: plan a colourful work

Art and design

Mixing secondary colours: spring greens

Mixing secondary colours: autumn oranges

Mixing secondary colours: summer purples

Hot and cold colours

Painting the seasons

In this unit, pupils will develop brush control and knowledge of paint colours, techniques & processes. They will experiment with mixing and applying colours in visual contexts, for creative effects and to solve problems. They will use a variety of techniques to create a seasonal triptych.

The seasons: painting and colour mixing

Autumn, Winter, Spring and __________ are the four seasons. 

A triptych is a type of artwork that has __________ parts which work together. 

True or False? Opinions must be the same as other people’s. 

True or False? A palette is the name we give to a group of colours that are used within an artwork.

Starter Quiz

Which of these colours are hot colours?