Fourth Grade
In Fourth Grade, your child will discover...
Primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue
Secondary colors: Orange, Green, Violet/Purple
Neutral colors: Black, White Gray, Brown
Intermediate colors: Red-orange, Red-violet, Blue-green, Blue-violet, Yellow-green, Yellow-orange
Monochromatic: One hue plus tints, shades, and tones of that hue
Complementary: Two opposite colors on the color wheel
The color wheel and mixing colors
Color schemes and how to use them in artwork
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Red + Blue = Violet/Purple
Adding white to a color makes it lighter. This is called a tint.
Adding black to a color makes it darker. This is called a shade.
Diagonal lines, vertical lines, and horizontal lines
Identifying and experimenting with drawing 3-D forms: Cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cone
Positive and negative space and how to use it
Different types of balance and how to use them in art:
Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial
How to use proportion, especially in the human figure and in facial features
Artists and movements from around the world and through history
Elements of Art:
Line, Shape, Color, Space, Value, Form, Texture
Principles of Art:
Pattern, Balance, Rhythm, Proportion, Unity, Emphasis, Variety
Fourth Grade Vocabulary
architechture
artifacts
ceramics
cylinder
depth
contrast
pattern
intermediate
placement
positive space
negative space
illusion
balance
symmetry
overlapping
tint
shade
asymmetry
radial
collaborate
emphasis
Primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue
Secondary colors: Orange, Green, Violet/Purple
Neutral colors: Black, White Gray, Brown
Intermediate colors: Red-orange, Red-violet, Blue-green, Blue-violet, Yellow-green, Yellow-orange
Monochromatic: One hue plus tints, shades, and tones of that hue
Complementary: Two opposite colors on the color wheel
The color wheel and mixing colors
Color schemes and how to use them in artwork
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Red + Blue = Violet/Purple
Adding white to a color makes it lighter. This is called a tint.
Adding black to a color makes it darker. This is called a shade.
Diagonal lines, vertical lines, and horizontal lines
Identifying and experimenting with drawing 3-D forms: Cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cone
Positive and negative space and how to use it
Different types of balance and how to use them in art:
Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial
How to use proportion, especially in the human figure and in facial features
Artists and movements from around the world and through history
Elements of Art:
Line, Shape, Color, Space, Value, Form, Texture
Principles of Art:
Pattern, Balance, Rhythm, Proportion, Unity, Emphasis, Variety
Fourth Grade Vocabulary
architechture
artifacts
ceramics
cylinder
depth
contrast
pattern
intermediate
placement
positive space
negative space
illusion
balance
symmetry
overlapping
tint
shade
asymmetry
radial
collaborate
emphasis