Tints, Shades, and Tones (Part 14)

Practice tints in this art lesson: tints, shades, and tones (part 14).

🎨 Studio Brief #56

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

🎯 Your mission

Splash colors that don't usually hang out together.

⚡ The twist

Skip the color you'd normally pick.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Adding white to a color creates a tint (lighter). Adding black creates a shade (darker).

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

Adding gray creates a tone (muted). This is how artists create depth.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

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Glue stickWashable markers

Step 1 of 3

Choose one color. Paint a swatch of the pure color in the center of your paper.

Step 2 of 3

Mix the color with increasing amounts of white to create 4 tints. Paint them in order.

Step 3 of 3

Mix the color with increasing amounts of black to create 4 shades. Paint them in order.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 The color we call 'blue' didn't have a name in many languages until very recently.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Vincent van Gogh painted *Starry Night* from memory, in a hospital, at night.

You did it!

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

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every brand, every poster, every video game — color was picked on purpose.

🏆 Try this week: Paint your feeling today — no shapes, just colors.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Why did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.