Atmospheric Perspective Painting: Tints and Shades

This lesson and project introduces students to the concept of atmospheric perspective. Students will learn or review tints and shades, then create a landscape painting of their own, using a monochromatic color scheme and displaying atmospheric perspective. This bundle includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT presentation on tints, shades, and atmospheric perspective, a detailed assignment sheet, rubric, and student self-reflection, and a reference sheet for students. Lesson includes National Visual Arts Standards.