Paul Gauguin (goh-gan):
Complementary Colors
Materials:
Template of Tahitian Landscape
Colored Construction Paper
Color Wheels
Not Supplied: Crayons/Markers, Glue Sticks
Let’s make our own island landscape using complementary colors like Gauguin.
Talk about how the students can use complementary colors in their paintings. Have
them think about what color that object would be then use the color wheel to color
it opposite or how it would really appear. They do not all have to color the picture
the same.
The sky could be green and the foreground red. Or instead of a blue sky it could be
orange. Let them have fun using the color wheel to find opposite colors to use in
their picture.
When finished they can mount/glue the picture on construction paper.