Pointillism Painting
Fifth graders learned about Impressionist artists like George Seurat, who painted small dots of color to create a spectacular art piece! Paintings that use pointillism appear to be a regular image from far away, but when you get closer you realize the painting is made up of small dots. By placing different dots of color next to each other, the artist creates an optical illusion of color mixing and blending. Students learned to mix their own colors to create more interesting final work, and some students used warm and cool color contrast to separate sections of their paintings.
Here are some quotes from students reflecting on the project:
“I learned that pointillism takes a long time.”
“I learned that pointillism is a good style of painting and we can use it more.”
“I learned that it takes patience to make something good.”
“I learned with just dots a beautiful painting can appear.”
“I learn how to mix colors and know how to make a picture with only dots.”
“I learned that using pointillist may look messy up close but when far away creates an illusion that makes it look unique.”
“There are different forms of art that many people use but they are all unique.”
“I learned how to make unique colors.”
“I learned that pointillism takes a long time.”
“I learned that pointillism is a good style of painting and we can use it more.”
“I learned that it takes patience to make something good.”
“I learned with just dots a beautiful painting can appear.”
“I learn how to mix colors and know how to make a picture with only dots.”
“I learned that using pointillist may look messy up close but when far away creates an illusion that makes it look unique.”
“There are different forms of art that many people use but they are all unique.”
“I learned how to make unique colors.”