Name of Project: Character Creation Program - Color

Grade Level or Age of Participant: Students age 8-11

MCAD Teaching Artist:  Kristina Wacker


OVERVIEW OF PROJECT

Character Creation Program

“Our mentors and students work together to create a one-of-a-kind character and costume based on the child’s imagination and values — along the way, we spark imagination and build confidence. With the help and guidance from their creative mentors, kids are able to explore their creativity and build something more ambitious than they ever thought possible.”

In-person program/Hybrid

  • Connect with your buddy for 1 hour every week for a period of 8 - 10 weeks

  • Create a character and costume using our huge collection of art supplies 

  • Celebrate your creation & participate in a costume parade, presentation, and professional photoshoot

Students will also: 

  • Learn skills and elements of illustration, including the use of color, shape, mark-making, and fore/middle/background

  • Learn more about creative careers from visiting artists


“BIG IDEAS”/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

Students will, over the duration of the course, build their confidence and explore their creativity through the creation of their super buddy characters and costumes.


STUDENT OUTCOME OBJECTIVES 

Students will:

  1. Learn about the color wheel, color symbolism, and types of color pairings

  2. Demonstrate understanding of color theory through color choice in their costume designs

  3. Explain what colors they used in their costume and why


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

[Color Theory Doc]

[Lesson Timeline]


CHECKING-IN TO STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING

Students write down/explain what colors they picked and why. (E.g. How do the colors they pick connect to their costume/character?)


MATERIALS

  • Buddybook

  • Color Theory Worksheet

  • Crayons

  • Markers

  • Colored Pencils

  • Fabric

  • Tape

  • Scissors

  • Staplers

  • Hot glue guns, glue sticks

  • Ribbon

  • Pipe Cleaners

  • Construction paper

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Pom poms

  • Fake floral items

  • Cardboard

  • Miscellaneous plastic items (bottle caps, googly eyes, etc.)


LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TIMING

  1. Greeting

  2. Lesson (15-20 min)

  1. Intro to types of colors

    1. Primary, secondary, tertiary

    2. Temperature of colors

  2. Symbolism

    1. What colors mean

    2. How color can change meaning

  3. Students work time with mentor 

    1. Student focus on thinking about: 

      1. what colors they’re choosing

      2. why they’re choosing them

      3. How they relate to the character

  4. Virtual check in time (X min)

    1. Ask about work, if there’s anything the student would like to share about it/how they used what they learned today?

      1. What colors they’re using? 

      2. Why they chose the colors they did?

    2. Students respond ____

  5. Wrapping up / Closing - Sharing Circle

    1. Students will all say one word about the lesson

    2. Share favorite color/one color used

etc.

Download support materials here: