Art Adventures

Activity: Create Your Own Color Wheel

1. Draw a large circle and divide it into 12 sections
2. Paint or color the 3 PRIMARY colors in every 4th section
3. Mix and add the 3 SECONDARY colors between them
4. Mix and add the 6 TERTIARY colors in the remaining spaces

Activity: Complementary Color Artwork

Create a picture using only ONE pair of complementary colors:

• Choose: Red/Green, Yellow/Purple, OR Blue/Orange
• Use tints and shades of both colors
• Ideas: sunset scene, underwater scene, garden

Activity: Shade a Sphere

Draw a circle and add shading to make it look like a 3D ball:

1. Draw a circle
2. Decide where your light source is (top left?)
3. Leave a highlight on that side
4. Add mid-tones around the middle
5. Make the opposite side darkest (core shadow)
6. Add a cast shadow beneath

Activity: Still Life Drawing

Set up 3 objects (fruit, cup, book, etc.) and draw them:

1. Lightly sketch the basic shapes first
2. Refine the outlines
3. Add details
4. Add shading

Activity: Draw Yahuah's Creation

Go outside or use a photo to draw something from nature:

• A leaf with all its veins
• A flower or plant
• A seashell or rock
• An animal or bird

Activity: Draw a Face

Practice drawing a face using proportion guidelines:

1. Draw an oval for the head
2. Draw a horizontal line halfway down for eye placement
3. Draw a line halfway between eyes and chin for the nose
4. Draw a line 1/3 down from nose for the mouth
5. Add the features following these guidelines

Activity: One-Point Perspective Road

1. Draw a horizontal line (horizon) across your paper
2. Put a dot in the middle (vanishing point)
3. Draw two diagonal lines from the bottom corners to the dot (road)
4. Add fence posts along the road (smaller as they go back)
5. Add trees or buildings (smaller in the distance)

Activity: Watercolor Sunset

1. Wet your paper with clean water
2. Add yellow at the horizon line
3. Add orange above the yellow
4. Add pink/red at the top
5. Let colors blend naturally
6. When dry, add silhouettes (trees, mountains) with dark paint

Practice on watercolor paper if available!

Activity: Element Scavenger Hunt

Look at a famous painting or a scene outside. Find examples of each element:

• Line: _________________________________
• Shape: _________________________________
• Form: _________________________________
• Color: _________________________________
• Value: _________________________________
• Space: _________________________________
• Texture: _________________________________

Project 1: Detailed Nature Study

Choose ONE item from nature and draw it in great detail:

• A feather (notice the patterns!)
• A pinecone (observe the spiral pattern)
• A butterfly wing (amazing symmetry)
• A flower (count the petals, see the patterns)

Take your time - this teaches patience and observation!

Project 2: Landscape Painting

Create a landscape showing Yahuah's beautiful earth:

• Include a sky with the firmament above
• Mountains, fields, or ocean
• Plants and/or animals
• Use perspective to show depth

Final Project: Bible Scene Illustration

Choose a Bible story and create an artwork illustrating it. Use everything you've learned!

Ideas:

• Creation (Genesis 1) - Use all the colors!
• Noah's Ark - Animals, water, rainbow
• The Exodus - Crossing the Red Sea
• Daniel in the Lions' Den - Practice drawing animals
• Yahusha feeding the 5,000 - People, landscape, perspective

Requirements:

• Use at least 3 elements of art intentionally
• Include shading for 3D effect
• Show depth using perspective techniques
• Choose a color scheme (complementary or analogous)