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Sunset Silhouettes
Color a sunset sky in warm stripes, then add black silhouettes of trees, animals or a skyline on top.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Art and artists
- Kids practice
- silhouette, contrast, warm colors
What kids do
“Bright sky, dark shapes. Make a sunset silhouette!”
- Color warm stripes for the sky, then add black shapes
- Silhouettes I added:
- Why silhouettes look dark at sunset:
How to run it
- Color the sky first with yellow at the bottom, then orange, red and purple going up.
- Use a black marker or cut black paper for the shapes.
- Shapes need clear outlines since there’s no detail inside.
Talk about it
- Can you tell what each shape is without details?
- What makes a good silhouette?
- What time of day do you see silhouettes?
Take it further
Make a night version with a moon and cool colors.
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