Free Painting


Minnesota K-3 Visual Art Standards Used in This Lesson:

  • 1. Identify the elements of visual art including Color, line, shape, Form, Value, texture and space.

  • 2. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture.

  • 3. Identify the characteristics of visual artworks from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 4. Create original two- and three- dimensional artworks to express ideas, experiences or stories.

  • 5. Share and describe a personal artwork and reflect on a presentation based on the feedback of others.

  • 6. Compare and contrast the characteristics of a variety of works of visual art.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Brush skills
  • Creative thought
  • Clean up skills

    • Students are shown a quick demonstration of various watercolor painting techniques (including: wet into wet for sky, back-painting for clouds, color mixing, atmospheric perspective, etc.) similar to the small image below.



    Students are allowed to experiment with paints and see what happens. When they're done we blot their paper with paper-towel to soak up any runny paint so that they can take their projects home the same day.