This is the second project planned for the arts and crafts' unit related to the colour. Here, you will find an explanation about how to draw and paint a still life picture using one colour in different tones. It was planned for 4th grade children who are studying in a school belonging to the Bilingual Project of the Autonomus Community of Madrid. Download it in order to watch the videos, play the games and download the worksheets attached.

1. THE COLOUR
One-colour picture
Picasso was a famous painter.
He was born in Malaga.
During his life, he painted well-known
paintings such as ‘The
Guernica’.
When he was living in Paris, he
started his blue period. During
this age, Picasso just painted
blue tones pictures.
Later, he started his rose
period, painting pink tones
paintings.
More information: Picasso’s
paintings
Blue period: sadness and human being misery
Rose period: optimism and circus
world

2. THE COLOUR
One-colour still life or
portrait
Draw a still life picture, using
just one colour in different
tones. You can use objects from
the classroom or anything in your
imagination.
MATERIAL: gouache
Grey colour tones by
Javiñetas

3. THE COLOUR
Blue colour tones Still life by
Gabriella Cañellas

4. THE COLOUR
Mujer del tocado alto by Picasso
Arlequín sentado
by Picasso
Or you can draw an
interpretation of these two
Picasso’s paintings.

6. You can also click on the pictures to visit the website where they were
found.
http://www.artelista.com/autor/httpgabrielacanellas/list.html
http://www.sorryzorrito.com/2010/11/robert-carter/
http://javicastroberrocal.blogspot.com.es/p/pinturas.html
http://listas.20minutos.es/lista/rapsodia-en-azul-picasso-y-la-epoca-azul-
281178/
http://adeodo-pinturasyalgomas.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/picasso-etapa-
rosa_08.html
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso
http://apuntesdeclasesdearte.blogspot.com.es/2011/02/figura-humana-pablo-
picasso-tp-nivel.html