This is another from scratch lesson plan that I teach with a color theory worksheet. It is the last project I teach in my color unit as a way to cap the unit and review everything, use color schemes, and make decorative papers. It may be a bit easy but It's simple enough to emphasize color decisions instead of a technical use of color. I've found it's hard to get students to classify their color scheme, but at least some do make informed decisions about their colors and their classification. Color theory worksheet: http://tinyurl.com/lquf26x

1. Sneaker Redesign: Shape and Color
moods- Criteria & Objectives
• Students will redesign a sneaker for the brand of their choice using
the color scheme of their choice from a color packet.
• Students will complete a packet of color schemes using colored
pencils or tempera paint.
• Students will make “paste paper” for one of their colors and to add
texture and patterns.
• Student’s will make “watercolor accident” paper for one of their
colors and to add texture and patterns.
• Students will layer and collage their paper using composite shapes
and advanced collaging techniques.
• Students will use colored pencils, paste paper, construction paper,
and pencil to design and create their sneaker.
• The objective of the assignment is to use a color scheme, re-design
a product, and to make paste paper to create visual texture.

2. Watercolor Accident Paper

3. Paste Paper

4. Make your sneaker design big, big designs are easier to cut out.

5. Don’t cut out individual shapes.
Cut and paste them on a larger sheet of paper, then cut and paste them onto your
design. This way your edges are clean and crisp.

6. If you’re having trouble
cutting out complex
shapes, then layer your
shapes. Cut out
background colors as one
large shape, then layer
and overlap your
sections.

7. Student Examples

16. Color Wheel Packet

17. Color wheel

18. Color wheel with tints
Tints= Color + White

19. Color wheel with shades
Shades= Color + Black

20. Complete color wheel
with tints and shades

21. Primary colors

22. Secondary colors

23. Tertiary colors

24. Analogous colors
Analogous= colors next
to each other on the
color wheel

25. Analogous color triads
Analogous Triad= three
colors that are next to
each other on the color
wheel
On the left is the proper
way to color in squares,
on the right is the
improper way to color in
the squares

26. Split complimentary triad
Split Complimentary Triad= a
complimentary color pair
where one color is split into
two tertiary colors.
For example Yellow and
Violet are a complimentary
color pair, you can split
Violet into Red-Violet and
Blue-Violet and add yellow
to make it a complete split
complimentary color triad.

27. Split complimentary triad
Here is an example of another
split complimentary color triad.
This time blue has been split
into Blue-Violet and BlueGreen.
You will have to use a split
complimentary color triad for
your artwork, make sure you
pick a triad that you like.