COLOR MIXING AND DESIGN PROJECTS WITH ANNIE PAINTER
Supplies and downloads for workshops and videos
Annie's Art Institute for Teachers, Students and Families 2011-12

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1. Mixing Oranges

2. Mixing Greens

3. Mixing Violets

4. Mixing Neutrals

5. Color Wheels
Part 1

5. Color Wheels
Part 2

6. Hand Print Wheel

7. Paint Chips



8. Painted Papers


9. Annie Reads
Vincent, Jake
Learn Color Mixing



10. Struggling Artist
Masterpiece



11. Paper Parade


12. Cut Paper
Creations - Part A



12. Cut Paper
Creations - Part B



13. Food
with a Mood



14. Observation
Shell Drawing


1. PAINT: Non-toxic, washable, water base tempera paint in turquoise (also called cyan), magenta and yellow. White paint is needed for painting papers. Use with all color mixing lessons in Annie's workshops and videos. Find at your local variety, art or school supply store or from NASCO. (www.eNasco.com/artsandcrafts):
Pints Crayola Artista II Tempera Paint:
# 9700471 (F) White
# 9700471 (G) Yellow
# 9700471 (L) Magenta
# 9700471 (H) Turquoise (We call Cyan)
2. PAPER: 60# white drawing that will accept water media or sturdy white butcher paper NOT treated with fire proofing. Use with all color mixing lessons including painted paper. Exception: Do not use butcher paper when making paint chips. Find smaller amounts at your local variety, art or school supply store or from NASCO (www.eNasco.com/artsandcrafts):
# 9700925 12 x 18 Nasco Budget White Sulphite Drawing
NASCO's catalog says this paper is NOT for wet media. However,
its perfect for our color mixing and hand painted paper work.
OR:
# 9728255 NASCO While All Media Drawing Paper
OR use the following sturdy butcher paper:
#9700877 24" Kraft Paper in white 1000 foot roll, 40#
#9700878 36" Kraft Paper in white 1000 foot roll, 40#
3. BRUSHES: Stiff easel brushes for mixing color samples, wider utility brushes for painting papers. Easy to find in small amounts in your garage, at local art, school, variety and hardware stores or check out these options from NASCO (www.eNasco.com/artsandcrafts):.
SB29650 Children's Paintbrush assortment-24 short handled
#9725162 Royal Brush Economy Box Assortment of White Bristle Rounds and Flats-144
# 9722830-Student set Hog Bristle Brushes set of 6
#9705496- White bristle utility brush assortment, 114 brushes
Use these or similar 1"-2" utility brushes for all hand painted paper work.
IMPORTANT: Whatever brushes you use, be sure bristles are natural or white in color. Black bristles make it difficult to see your colors mix.
4. NON-SPILL WATER CUPS, useful but not required for color mixing:
#4100124 Nasco nonspill Water Pot, set of 10
TIP: Use tall cans or plastic jars for water so brush handles don't tip the container over. (www.eNasco.com/artsandcrafts):
5. COLOR WHEEL BLANK. Print out, size as you wish and glue your mixed paint samples for your own wheel. Download here: Annie Painter's Blank Color Wheel jpeg or Blank Color Wheel pdf
6. FULL COLOR WHEEL. Print out and use as a reference when painting or making your own wheel form your mixed samples. Colors will vary depending on your monitor, printer, inks, and paint samples so trust your own eye to make all 12 colors on your wheel work as a chart for you. Download here: Annie Painter's Full Color Wheel jpeg or Full Color Wheel pdf
7. Complete full color appendix of Annie's book, Vincent and Jake Learn Color Mixing including how to make hand print wheel, color samples and wheel with instructions for mixing and information glossary information for class discussion before or after viewing the video in which Annie reads the story. Permission granted for use of appendix material with your class, family, or group. Not for re-sale or inclusion in other media.   Download Appendix here: Annie's Art Journal
8. Miscellaneous materials used with Annie's color mixing lessons in workshops an on video:
  • Stapler
  • Ruler (if measuring for wheels)
  • Paper plates (for mixing paint, stapling paint chips)
  • Scissors
  • Masking tape
  • Water bucket and rags with a drop of mild detertent for hand print color wheel Dark crayon, pencil
9. Painted Paper station labels for six or nine stations. Down load here: Paper Station Labels
10. Studio Rules and BDDC Teamwork Skills Posters: Print out, enlarge, laminate and use to guide all art lessons and all teamwork activities. Download here: Art Inst, Rules, BDDC 2010
11. Color & Design Vocabulary: Elements, Principles, Struggling Artist* Treasure Hunts and Color Names.
Download: vocabulary list pdf  *Title of Annie's book and favorite basic painting lesson PRICE NOTE: NASCO prices will vary depending on volume and shipping needs. Whatever we purchase from any source, we buy the safest, non-toxic materials and tools we can find for all ages.

12. Elements and Principles of Visual Design - click on this link to download

Questions:

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or
Phone Annie at: 541-549-9539


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