Art Class, Level 2: Russian Fortess

Product Description

Learn to Arrange an Array of Analogous Colors According to Their Color Value.

In the center of Moscow, Russia, is a huge fort that dates back 900 years. What began as a wooden fort meant to keep out Eastern invaders was later rebuilt with white stone. After Napoleon destroyed much of the stone fort, Russians rebuilt it again, this time with red brick. The Russian word for a large fort is kremlin. Today we know the Kremlin as the center of Russian political power, since the president’s house—along with several churches, palaces, and museums—is located within the fort’s walls.

Students will draw a simplified version of the Kremlin in layers, beginning with the Kremlin’s walls, then its palaces, its president’s residence, and finally it’s churches. Each layer will be stacked on top of the preceding one. The rest of the lesson is about making color choices. Students will:

• Learn about analogous colors and color value,
• Create a palette of analogous watercolors, and
• Arrange their colors according to color value (darkness and lightness).

The video version of the lesson invites students to add architectural details with markers or gel pens.

To finish the lesson, they will use additional makers with analogous colors to add interest and give their picture depth.

This lesson is appropriate for people in 3rd grade through adult. This lesson includes both POWERPOINT and VIDEO versions of the lesson plus a downloadable printout of the warmup.

Approximate Time to Complete the Art Class:

• Drawing the Kremlin: 25 minutes
• Using white glue to prepare for painting: 5 minutes for application + 1 day to let it dry
• Using watercolors and markers to color the picture: 25 minutes
• Total time: 55 minutes

Families will have access to the online lesson for one year from the date of purchase.