Lesson 11 of 100 · Finger Painting

⭐ 30 XP🎨 Color Lab

Finger Paint Rainbow (Part 6)

🎨Studio Brief #11

Use your fingers to paint a beautiful rainbow.

🎯 Your mission

Splash colors that don't usually hang out together.

⚡ The twist

Mix on the page, not on the palette.

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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

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

Practice finger painting in this art lesson: finger paint rainbow (part 6).

What You'll Learn

Use your fingers to paint a beautiful rainbow. Finger painting lets you feel the paint and create bold, expressive marks.

Techniques You'll Practice

finger paintingcolor orderblending

Materials Needed

Construction paperGlue stickWashable markersCrayons

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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