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Re: Ok, Art Teachers; help me out here...

From: Amenay2
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 10:04:30 PST

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    The light spectrum and the pigment color wheel should not be confused...even
    if it is based on Sir Issac Newton's theories of light. Red, green and
    blue...primary light. Red, yellow and blue...prinmary colors. Printers
    colors are cyan, magenta and yellow.

    Even in Elementary school I inform students of the difference between light
    and color theories. Did this in the 5th grade with two spot lights...one
    belonging to our school and one borrowed from the fine arts department. The
    student loved seeing the light differences and especially the one when we
    projected a white spot (the presence of all light) and a blue one together.
    They were intrigued with the blue shadow that formed behind them. This
    helped to explain the differences in pigmentational theories and light
    theory. Didn't go beyond the basics in the 5th grade but have done similar
    things though more advance in higher grades. After 5 years of the color
    wheel they were excited to see other color concepts. Even created a big
    pinhole camera out of a refrigerator box and let each student sit inside to
    view the world in living color up-side-down. They loved it. Even had adults
    sit in the box since they had never experienced a camera obscura. These
    lessons were my end of the year lessons, non-production, and the tease for
    greater things to come in the upper level/secondary art departments.

    Bets 

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