Lesson 4 of 100 · Colors

⭐ 30 XP🎨 Color Lab

Tints, Shades, and Tones

🎨Studio Brief #4

Adding white to a color creates a tint (lighter).

🎯 Your mission

Make a feeling with color, not a thing.

⚡ The twist

Use colors that don't 'go together'.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Mixing red, yellow, and blue paint together makes mud — but mixing red, green, and blue light makes white.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Mark Rothko painted huge color blocks that made adults cry.

Practice tints in this art lesson: tints, shades, and tones.

What You'll Learn

Adding white to a color creates a tint (lighter). Adding black creates a shade (darker). Adding gray creates a tone (muted). This is how artists create depth.

Techniques You'll Practice

tintsshadesvalue range

Materials Needed

CrayonsConstruction paper

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Every brand, every poster, every video game — color was picked on purpose.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find five shades of one color around your house.

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For the dinner table

“Why did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?”

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Next Smart Project

We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

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