Abstract Art Test Study Guide THEORY OF COLOUR Primary Colours Red Yellow Blue Tip to Remember: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, what makes them grow? Yellow Secondary Colours Red + Yellow = Orange Blue + Red = Violet Yellow + Blue = Green Tertiary Colours Yellow + Green = Yellow-Green Blue + Green = Blue-Green Yellow + Orange = Yellow-Orange Red + Orange = Red-Orange Blue + Violet = Blue-Violet Red + Violet = Red-Violet Tip to Remember: Primary colour name is first followed by the secondary colour Complementary Colour Red ~ Green Violet ~ Yellow Blue ~ Orange Tip to Remember: Relate the pairs! o Red ~ Green = Christmas o Violet ~ Yellow = Easter o Blue ~ Orange = Sun and Sky Tint, Tone and Shade Tint = Colour + White Tone = Colour + Grey Shade = Colour + Black Monochromatic = Using a tint, tone or shade of a colour o Ex. OOOOOO
Colour Spectrum Warm Colours = Reds, Oranges and Yellows Cool Colours = Blues, Greens and Purples Tip to Remember: Warm Colours = Fire, Cool Colours =Water Colour Qualities Colour = Is defined by having 3 qualities Hue, Value and Saturation o Hue = Name for a colour you cannot make Ex. Red, Yellow, Blue, Cyan, Magenta All hues are colours but not all colours are hues o Value = The darkness or lightness of a colour Ex. OOOOOOOOO Value 1 = Black Value 10 = White o Saturation = How bright or dull a colour is (How much pigment is in the colour Ex. OO,OO,OO High Saturation = Brighter Low Saturation = Duller Colours that Cannot be Made Magenta Cyan Blue White Red Yellow Blue Mixing Colours Red + Brown = Crimson Orange + Brown = Sienna Brown Red + Yellow + Brown = Ochre Yellow Red + White = Pink or Magenta + White = Pink Blue + Brown = Black Red + Yellow + Blue = Brown THEORY OF LIGHT Peak Highlight Value: 10 Form Shadow Value: 9-7 Core Shadow Reflective Light Value: 7 Cast Shadow Value: 1 2
ART SUPPLIES Paintbrushes Flat Paintbrush Fan Paintbrush Liner Paintbrush Flat-Fan Paintbrush Other Supplies Artistic Knives Paint Thinner Linseed Oil Palette Canvas Easel 3
Drawing Supplies Soft Eraser Blending Stump Eraser Sketching Pencil = HB Shading Pencil = 9B Darkest Pencil = 9B Lightest Pencil = 6H ELEMENTS OF ART 1. Line/Direction A path or point moving through space a. This refers to the direction of an object, line or path that moves throughout the painting. 2. Shape/Form Shape has depth, length, width and resides in space a. This means that everything is made up from shapes and with their help we get the correct proportions. 4
3. Colour Hue, value and saturation a. These are the characteristics of a colour i. Hue = Name for a colour you cannot make ii. Saturation = How bright or dull a colour is. Colour: Blue-Green Colour: Pink High Saturation High Saturation Hue: Cyan Blue Low Saturation 4. Value Value refers to the relative lightness and darkness of a colour a. Value = The darkness or lightness of a colour i. Ex. OOOOOOOOO ii. Value 1 = Black iii. Value 10 = White Green Value Scale Value: 1 White is the absence of colour Value: 10 5
5. Texture Texture refers to the tactile quality of a surface a. There are both Oil and Acrylic textures i. Oil Textures 1. Knife Techniques 2. Fan Paintbrush Techniques 3. Wax with Oil ii. Acrylic Textures 1. Mixed Media Techniques (Sawdust, Gesso, Modelling Paste) iii. Implied Techniques 1. Techniques created through blending in various ways. Oil Textures Implied Texture Blending in circles for the sky Fan Paintbrush Techniques Oil Texture Knife Techniques 6. Perspective Representing a 3D object on a 2D surface Vanishing Point a. To get 3D objects on a 2D surface we need to use shapes and VP 7. Space The area in which art is organised a. Positive Space The area closest to you/ Foreground b. Negative Space The area furthest from you/ Background Negative Space Positive Space Positive Space 6
MIXED MEDIA TECHNIQUES Gesso (Acrylic Texture) o A primer with a low density and high viscosity Modelling Paste (Acrylic Texture) o A texturing paste with a high density and low viscosity Media o Base of all acrylic colours o Used in most mixed media techniques o Low density and very high viscosity o Transparent, can be glossy or matte Sawdust (Acrylic Texture) o Sawdust + Media Glitter (Acrylic Texture) o Glitter + Media Tissue Paper/ News Paper (Acrylic Texture) o Tissue Paper / News Paper + Media Cheese Cloth (Acrylic Texture) o Cheese Cloth + Media Sand (Acrylic Texture) o Sand + Media Aluminium Foil (Acrylic + Watercolour Texture) o Aluminium + Light tint of water colour Saran Wrap Lift (Watercolour + Acrylic Techniques) o A watered down acrylic or watercolour with saran wrap placed on top until dry or semi-dry. Saran Wrap is the removed creating a grouping flat texture. Stencilling + Stamping (Acrylic + Watercolour Texture) o Stencilling Using an object as a stencil or tracer o Stamping Using an object to imprint or transfer the shape of image Alcohol with Acrylic/Watercolour (Acrylic + Watercolour Texture) o Painting an acrylic base, you add some dots of oil or alcohol which creates a separation in the paint Wax with Oil (Oil Texture) o Mix wax and oil paint together to make a chunkier oil texture. 7
ART MOVEMENTS Realism o Realism was an artistic movement that began in France in the 1850s. This movement is said to mimic that of a picture as it is the real and accurate portrayal of a person or scenery. Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci American Gothic Grant Wood The Gleaners Jean-François Millet Impressionism o A style or movement of painting originating in France in the 1860s. This movement is characterized with depicting the feeling or experience rather than to achieve an accurate depiction. This is done by capturing the effects of light through small, obvious brushstrokes. Bridge over a Pond of Lilies Claude Monet The Ballet Class Edgar Degas 8
Post-Impressionism o Post-Impressionism is a movement that began in the early 1900 s. Although they took inspiration from impressionism they rejected its limitations. They continued using real-life subject matter, with vivid colours and thick paint. However, they added other ideas like using geometric forms that would distort objects for its effect. Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh At the Moulin Rouge - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Expressionism o Expressionism is an artistic movement from the early 1910 s. It is an artistic style in which the artist attempts to show not reality but rather the personal emotions and responses that objects and events make them feel. This is accomplished through distortion, exaggeration, and fantasy and through the vivid, violent, or dynamic application of paint. The Scream Edvard Munch Lady in a Green Jacket August Macke 9
Cubism o Cubism is a style of art which aims to show all of the possible viewpoints of a person or an object all at once. It is called Cubism because the items represented in the artworks look like they are made out of cubes and other geometrical shapes. Houses at La Estaque Georges Braque The Mandolin Pablo Picasso Surrealism o Surrealism is a movement that began in the early 1920 s. This movement is a realistic portrayal of an image or scenery with a twist that is unnatural or not possible in real life. Melting Clocks Salvador Dali The Son of Man Rene Magritte 10
Pop Art o Pop art began in the 1950 s. This was the first movement to brings things from popular art such as comic books, celebrities, or advertisements. These paintings often used ben-day dots and were painted with an element of irony. M-Maybe Roy Lichtenstein Shot Marilyn s by Andy Warhol Abstract o Abstract is a movement of art that emerged in the 1940 s. This is a type of art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colours, and textures. Composition in Red, Blue and Yellow Piet Mondrain Abstract Mirza Zupljanin 11