COLOR A WebQuest for Art Foundations I Designed by Geraldine Chellson

Introduction A group of mad scientists and artists decided to turn everything that we see into only black and white. All television screens, computer monitors, movie theater screens, all handheld technical devices, billboards, and art museum exhibits will only have black and white images. How can we determine that we see the world in color? What are the limits to living in a world of black and white? What are examples of color works of art? We will need to work together as a team to convince these mad scientists and artists that we see and live in a world of color. Before we work together as a team, I need to know how much you know about color. Thus, please click on the “KWL Activity Button” below.mad scientists and artists Print out the KWL activity and fill in the first two columns (What you know and what you want to know about color). We will return to this later. Task KWL Activity

Ready to begin! You will work in a team of four. Two students will be assigned the role of Art Critics and two students will be assigned the role of Researchers. Your task will be as follows: Art Critics: To analyze how color affects two different artists’ artwork and your environment. As Art Critics, you will work together to learn how color theory and schemes play an important role in an artist’s style of artwork and your environment. You will learn about color theory and schemes with a Color Theory mini-poster and worksheet to assist you. You will compare two different artworks from two different art periods with a Comparison Matrix to assist you. You will compare two different photographs from your environment (school) with a digital camera and a Comparison Matrix to assist you. When you have finished these tasks, you will meet and work together with the two researchers to plan and create a final multimedia art piece that will represent the entire team’s work. The team will explain to the rest of the class about their process in creating their final art piece. The art piece will be displayed in the end of the year art show in the Media Center (Library). Researchers Task

Researchers: To gather facts about how color affects our vision and how the eye sees color. As Researchers, you will work together to research and experiment on how the eye sees color. You will understand how color affects our vision and how the eye sees color with a Research Organizer to assist you. You will experiment on how the eye sees color and color images with a My Investigation worksheet and a handmade “camera obscura (dark chamber)” to assist you. When you have finished these tasks, you will meet and work together with the two art critics to plan and create a final multimedia art piece that will represent the entire team’s work. The team will explain to the rest of the class about their process in creating their final art piece. The art piece will be displayed in the end of the year art show in the Media Center (Library). Process

It’s time to work! Click on you assigned roles below! Art CriticsResearchers

Step 1: Print out the Color Wheel and Comparison Matrix worksheets.Color Wheel Comparison Matrix See example for Comparison Matrix. example Step 2: Read about Basic Color Theory, Schemes, and Color Interactions.Basic Color Theory, Schemes, and Color Interactions. Read about Monochromatic. Finish the Color Wheel worksheet.Monochromatic. Step 3: With the first two rectangles on the left side of the Comparison Matrix, you will compare how two artists from two different art periods use color in their style of artwork. Choose from the resources below: Step 4: With the second two rectangles on the left side of the Comparison Matrix, you will compare two photographs taken with a digital camera. Choose one image from nature and one image from man-made construction. Step 5: Click here Renaissance/Baroque Impressionism Picasso Color Periods Pop Art

Step 1: Print out the Research Organizer.Research Organizer. Step 2: Read and study about How the Eye Sees Color with look inside the eyeHow the Eye Sees Color look inside the eye and color systems. Finish the top section of the Research Organizer.color systems. Step 3: Read and study about How Color Affects the Eye with what happens in the eyeHow Color Affects the Eye what happens in the eye and calculating color. Finish the bottom section of the Research Organizer.calculating color. Step 4: Print out the My Investigation worksheet. CluesMy Investigation Clues Step 5: Assemble a “Camera Obscura”. See Step-by-step Instructions.Step-by-step Instructions. Step 6: Finish the “I predict” section of My Investigation worksheet. Look at outside images with your camera. Finish the “Observations” and “Conclusion” sections of My Investigation worksheet. Step 7: Click here

Congratulations! You completed some major steps in our quest to convince these mad scientists and artists that we see and live in a world of color. You graduated to the next level in which you will work as a team to plan and create a final multimedia art piece together. Next Level

Welcome to the next level! The Art Critics and Researchers will work together as a team to plan and create a final multimedia art piece that will represent all your hard work. Please follow the steps below to get started. Step 1: Choose one art style of the artists from the Art Critics research. Step 2: Choose three out of the eight watercolor techniques to use on your final piece. Step 3: Choose one or two more media: pastels, chalk, crayons, colored tissue paper, or found objects from nature or man-made. Step 4: Decide on a composition: abstract, landscape, seascape, cityscape, portrait, figure or figures in action or movement. Final Level

It’s time to reveal to the rest of your class about the details and process in creating your final art piece. The art piece will be displayed in the end of the school year art show in the Media Center (Library). Please follow the steps below for preparing for your presentation. Step 1: Divide up into four parts: Art Critic, Researcher, Creator, and Concluder. Art Critic: Brief explanation of chosen art style. Researcher: Brief explanation of how color plays into the final art piece. Creator: Brief explanation of the process for creating the final art piece. Concluder: Brief summary of what your team learned from doing the WebQuest and final art piece. Step 2: Go over and rehearse your parts until you feel comfortable to present. Two days will be assigned for all teams to present. Step 3: Return to your KWL Activity worksheet and finish the column “What I learned about color” as a team.

Evaluation Rubric

Conclusion It looks like we accomplished what we set out to do. With all your research, evidence, and presentations that you did as teams, convinced the mad scientists and artists that we do see and live in a world of color. Although black and white are essential elements to our daily lives, hopefully, we will not take what we see in color for granted. We learned some interesting facts about how color effects our vision and how our eyes see color. I want to take this opportunity to say that it has been great working with you and being part of your team.

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