HANDS ON! Painting is the culmination of many months of work by the Program
Coordinator and Visual Arts Instructional Leaders of the Toronto District School
Board Arts Department between July 2014 and August 2016. It has been a pleasure
to work with such an inspiring team of writers, teachers, and students. We hope that
you will find this resource a helpful tool in planning and implementing your inquiry
and exploration-based art program. The Introduction provides a pedagogical frame
for Visual Arts, and the remainder of the handbook guides teachers and students
with processes and techniques for exploration. Throughout the handbook, we have
included photos of students engaging in inquiry, exploration, and meaning-making.
We hope that these visual stories will inspire new art investigations and discoveries in
your classroom. Enjoy!
Author(s): TDSB
Edition: 1
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 103
City: Toronto
Introduction..................................................................................
Painting Processes and Explorations
Why Do We Paint?.........................................................................
Learning Goals...............................................................................
Painting in Kindergarten............................................................
Colour Concepts and Painting Examples in the Curriculum .
Looking at Art to Inspire Painting..............................................
Caring for Painting Tools and Materials.....................................
Painting Processes: Materials, Guidelines, Set-up, and Tips..
A. Painting with Watercolour........................................
B. Painting with Tempera................................................
C. Painting with Acrylic...................................................
D. Colour Mixing and Exploration.................................
Studio Painting Techniques.........................................................
A. Texture Rubbings and Wax Resists...........................
B. Wet on Wet.................................................................. .
C. Stippling.......................................................................
D. Effects with Salt and Plastic Wrap...........................
E. Dry Brush....................................................................
Painting with Bleeding Art Tissue Paper...............
Pulling It All Together................................................................
Stories from the Studio...............................................................
A. Painting Neighbourhoods.......................................
B. Looking at Aspects of World Architecture.............
C. Music as Inspiration....................................................
D. My Imaginary Doorway............................................
E. A Re-imagined Toronto............................................
F. Collaborative Painting: Creating Murals Together
Appendix 1: Professional Resources for Teachers.................
Appendix 2: Literature Sources................................................
Appendix 3: Basic Materials forTeaching Visual Arts...........
Appendix 4: Painting Apps.......................................................
