String Pull Design

Review of Primary and Secondary Colors

String Pull Design

This art experience

begins with a 12 x 18

inch piece of white

drawing paper. Write

your name on the

paper before be using

the primary colors

Red, Yellow and Blue.

Color Wheel Review

Primary Colors

Red, Yellow and Blue

Secondary Colors

Orange, Green and Violet

Intermediate Colors

Red Orange, Yellow Orange, Blue Green,

Blue Violet, Red Orange and Red Violet.

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Fold your paper down

the middle vertically,

make sure the corners

meet.

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At each station you will

find a cup of tempera

paint and string sitting

on newspaper. Dip

half of the string into

the cup of paint and lift

it up and down until it

is soaked in the color.

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Fold your paper open

and place the string

paper.

The way you place the

string on the paper will

influence the design.

It can be laid down

straight or curved.

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Fold the paper over

on top of the string.

Now place your hand

palm down on top of

where you think the

string is underneath

and apply pressure.

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With the other hand pull the string out. As you pull the string out you can pull down or up towards the corners of thepaper to influence the kind of line the string will make.

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When you open the paper you will notice that you have a symmetrical design. That means that the design in exactly the same on both sides. When we talk about balancing a design it is sometimes called “Formal” balance

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You can repeat this

process as many times as

you wish in order to fill the

paper with the color you

are using. When you are

ready to move to the next

station/color, leave the

string at the top of the

newspaper.

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At the next station

repeat the process

and look for open

space to fill.

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Blue and Red make

the secondary color

Violet when they

overlap on top of each

Other.

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It takes a combination

of two primary colors

to make a secondary

color.

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Once again when you

are finished place the

string at the top of the

newspaper and move

to the next station.

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As you begin your last

color make sure you

are balancing your use

of colors and filling the

negative space.

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What secondary color

is created when yellow

and blue mix together?

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Yellow and Red

make the secondary

color Orange.

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Carry your painting to

the drying rack with

one hand on each side

of the paper.