Use this day and night art project to learn about warm and cool colors. Kids will love this simple art project where they color one half of a day and night scene in cool colors and the other half in warm colors. This is a fun and simple way to learn about color.
With our free day and night printable (you can grab it for free at the bottom of this post) and some coloured markers, you can embark on a fun activity that will teach children about warm and cool colors in a fun and interactive way.
What are Warm and Cool Colors?
Warm colors are reds, oranges, and yellows. We usually find them in things and scenes that look cozy and warm. Things like a bonfire, autumn leaves, or sunsets.
Cool colors are blues, greens, and purples. We usually see these colors in scenes like waterfalls, oceans, forests, and grass.
If you want to dive deeper into cool and warm colors (and you're kids are old enough), you could also look at the color wheel.
A color wheel is an organization of color hues around a circle. This helps us to see how primary colors, secondary colors, and tertiary colors work together.
Sir Isaac Newton developed the color wheel in 1666. He created the first circular diagram of colors, in which all colors can be divided into two categories: Warm and cool colors.
Warm and Cool Color Day and Night Art Project
Day and Night Art Project - Supplies:
- Day and night printable (scroll down below and grab your copy for free!)
- Coloured markers or pencils in warm colors (red, yellow, orange) and cool colors (blue, green, purple).
Day and Night Art Project - Instructions:
STEP 1 - Print out the night and day printable:
Let's get this rolling! First, scroll down below and get a copy of the day and night printable. Print it out onto white paper and prepare your working station.
Alternatively, if you are feeling creative, you could draw your own day and night scene and divide your paper into two halves.
STEP 2 - Color using warm and cool colors
Before you begin, spend a little time sorting your colored markers and/or pencils into two piles, one pile for warm colors (red, yellow, orange), and one pile for cool colors (blue, green, purple).
Color the left side of the day and night printable using warm colors to represent the day, and color the right side using cool colors for the night scene.
Warm and Cool Color Art Projects
You might also like our other warm and cool color art projects.
In this art project, you can create a beautiful tree using warm and cool colors.
Use oil pastels to complete your warm and cool color scene.
You can get all the warm and cool color printables needed to create these art projects from the Messy Little Monster shop, or scroll down to get the day and night printable for free.
GET THE DAY AND NIGHT PRINTABLE BELOW
To get this day and night art project printable for free, click the link below. For personal or classroom use only. Not for redistribution. All images are copyrighted. Thank you.
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To get this day and night art project printable for free, click the link below. For personal or classroom use only. Not for redistribution. All images are copyrighted. Thank you.
We hope you have fun studying color with this simple day and night art project. If you are looking for more day and night projects, you might like this day and night diorama project.
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