Monochromatic Masterpiece

MonoChromatic Masterpieces

Going GREEN

STUDENT ART

Art1- Fall 2025

 

Where do you start?

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VOCABULARY- 

Medium/Media- art tools used to create artwork. 

(Ex: collage, pen and ink, marker, colored pencil, collage, charcoal,  

paint (acrylic, oil, tempera, watercolor.)

Hue- a color on the main part of color wheel. 

Shade- adding black to a color, making it darker. 

Tint- adding white to a color, making it lighter. 

Tone- adding grey to a color, making it more neutral. 

Analogous- 3 colors on the color wheel next to each other. 

(ex: yellow/green, green, blue/green)

Monochromatic- Using ONE COLOR in various shades, tints, and tones. 

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In your sketchbook, sample a variety of mediums in one color. 

Label them what you used and note what they are best at. 

Begin a plan for your piece of artwork. Use as many different mediums as possible for your picture in various tints, tones, and shade. You can also use the analogous versions of them. 

MonoChromatic Hot Air Balloons

Student examples Spring 2022

Carol Brenda 7th grade

Kaylee Wilt 7th grade 

Grayson, Lucy Rai, 

                                                          Mary, Estrella, & Jaycee M. 

Davis

Student Examples 

Fall 2021 

Desiray, Cason P, Jazmyn

Kelly, Evelynn, Aron

Kinslee

1st period 

Kayla Clark, Corbin Collier, Yuka Torres, Stephanie Rojas,

Jason Rushing, Rylee Adley, Anonymous & Kaleece Palmer

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2nd period 

Lucy Goodson, Mariana D. , Yareli,
Chance Williams , Moses Medellin & Addyson Blackwell

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3rd Period

Kaylee (6), Ethan (7), 

Danielle (6) & Carie (6)

Caroline, Ethan

Josilen & Bailee

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4 , 8, 9th periods

Breanna R., Krissie, Chevelle,

Briana, Shayla & Luke

Bryan, Kaily, Athena,

Maiyah, David & Nathalie

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Inspired by HILDA and Gravity Falls

Practice drawing Hot Air Balloons and Clouds

6-8th graders practice drawing Hot Air Balloons
at Mineola Middle School

Uh oh! If the wind blows, perspective will change the lines. 

Use this guide. 

MonoChromatic Cloud Lesson Here

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/search?q=clouds

BEGIN THE PROJECT... 

MONOCHROMATIC

One color plus variations of shade and tint. 

What color will you use for your Monochromatic Landscape?

You can only choose ONE. 

The light side of your scene should use white.

The darker side of your scene should have the darker shade of your color.

CRITERIA

 1. Draw 3 or more Hot Air Balloons

a. must use contour line on each one

b. must have three different sizes. 

1. small close to horizon line

2. big farther from horizon line

50 points

2. Draw 5 or more CLOUDS

a. must have three different sizes. 

1. small close to horizon line

2. big farther from horizon line

15 points

3. Draw tip tops of LANDSCAPE below the balloons

this can be any type of scenery (city, country, desert, forest, hills, mountains)

15 points

4. Highlight one side of each object with a white color.

5. Shade the opposite side of each object with a darker version of your paper color. 

20 points