DESIGN CHALLENGE 6 Color Project Due: 11/20/17 Size : minimum dimension of 12 X 14 Project Objectives Develop visual understanding of the differences between subject matter and form.intentionally translate Value into Color.Develop visual understanding of Color Schemes/Harmonies.Develop practical understanding of the how to create Monochromatic, Analogous and Complementary Color Harmonies. Project Description In this project you will work with Gouache or acrylic to translate Value into Color by exploring Monochromatic, Analogous and Complementary Color Harmonies. Required Materials Six(6) Sheets of 9" x 12" Drawing Paper Three (3) Sheets of 14 x 17 Bristol Board Set of Gouache Paint Paint Brushes Mixing Palette Container for Water Cloth Rag HB Pencil Eraser Scissors Xacto Ruler Glue Stick (Black) Rubber Cement Step-by-step Directions Before you start complete Exercise 3: Color Studies. Objectives: Develop visual understanding of how colors relate. BEFORE YOU START: Going through the color wheel handout The Color Wheel/ Basic Color Theory/ Making a Color Wheel/
Media & Support: Pencil Gouache/or acrylic Paint Brushes Mixing Palette (egg carton) or pallet paper Container for Water Compass, Ruler, Protractor Xacto Knife & Rubber Cement Drawing Paper Illustration Board or bristol paper or watercolor paper Color Studies Template Considerations: This exercise has different parts: a color wheel, a value scale of one hue, and a complementary color scale. Each of these will be mounted on the same piece of Bristol Board. Development: PART 1 COLOR WHEEL Step 1: First paint in your primary colors (Red, Blue, Yellow) Step 2: Only using your primary colors, mix the secondary colors (Orange, Green, Violet) and paint in the appropriate area. Yellow + Red = Orange Yellow + Blue = Green Red + Blue = Violet Step 3: Only using your primary colors, mix the tertiary colors and paint in the appropriate area. (Yellow + Red = Orange) + Yellow (Yellow + Red) + Red (Red + Blue = Violet) + Red (Red + Blue = Violet) + Blue (Blue + Yellow = Green) + Blue
(Blue + Yellow = Green) + Yellow PART 2 ACHROMATIC, MONOCHROMATIC AND SATURATION SCALES Step 4: Achromatic Value Scale Paint an achromatic value scale from nearly white to almost black using only white and black. (LAST PROJECT) Step 5: Monochromatic Value Scale Choose a Hue from your color wheel To figure out what value (1-8) your hue is, compare it to the achromatic value scale that you created on Project 8 Value. All hues have there own inherent value. Paint in the hue where it belongs on your value scale. Then paint the first box (value 1) white and the last box (value 8) black. Add white in increments to your hue to fill in the boxes between white and your hue. Add black in increments to your hue to fill in the boxes between black and your hue. Make sure each shift in value is equal. Repeat if necessary to achieve the best results. Step 6: Saturation Scale: Paint the left box with the same color used in the monochromatic scale. In each of the following boxes, gradually de-saturate the color with its corresponding achromatic gray. The last box should be painted with only the achromatic gray. PART 3 ANALOGOUS COLOR PALETTE Step 7: Choose 3 adjacent colors from the color wheel and paint directly on boxes labeled 1, 2, 3 in the same order that they appear on the color wheel. In the appropriately labeled boxes, mix together the analogous colors to achieve more subtle variations. In each vertical column, tint (with white) and shade (with black) each of the colors in row 4 to create full value scales for each (almost white to almost black). PART 4 COMPLEMENTARY COLOR PALETTE Step 7: Using your pencil and ruler, draw out your 5 step complementary color scale. The entire value scale should be 5 inches long and 1 inch tall. Then divide the rectangle into 5 one inch squares. Step 8: Paint in your 5 step Complementary Color Scale: Choose a Hue from your color wheel and find its complement. Paint the first box with your chosen Hue, then paint the last box with its complement. Mix in equal parts of the two colors; paint your middle box. Mix your Hue with a little bit of its complementary color, and then paint the second box. Mix your Complementary color with a little bit of the original Hue, and then paint the fourth box.
Make sure that each box has an equal shift in color. Repeat if necessary to achieve the best results. Step 9: Let it dry FOR FINISHED PROJECT Part 1: Research and Develop Sketches Step 1: LCreate a view finder using cardboard or a sheet of paper and Exacto Knife. Cut out a 3 x 4 rectangle out of the center of your cardboard. Use your ruler to both center the rectangle and achieve the correct 3 x 4 dimensions. Step 2: Using your viewfinder, find five interesting compositions in an Art magazine. These should all be non-representational; there should not be identifiable objects within the frame. Trace your viewfinder around the composition, and then cut out each of them with your scissors. Step 3: In your sketchbook using pencil, do one thumbnail sketch for each of these compositions. Each sketch should be on its own page. To the left of your drawing, glue the corresponding magazine composition. Step 4: Choose your strongest composition. Re-create on 4.5 x 6 transfer paper or by hand. Using your pencils, lightly sketch in the dominant shapes of the composition. Only use line, do not shade in areas, or use color. You are looking for the main lines and shapes that create the composition. Your drawing should take up the ENTIRE field (4.5 x 6 ), reaching the edges. Step 5: Now transfer the composition three times on three different pieces of 12 X 14 drawing paper. In other words, you should have two of the same composition in one sheet of drawing paper. Part 2: Color Studies Sketches Step 6: Complete the following color studies with your gouache paint on each of the drawing sketched drawing papers: Use Monochromatic Color Scheme on two (2) thumbnail sketches. See Step 9 for guidelines. Use Analogous Color Scheme on two (2) thumbnail sketches. See Step 10 for guidelines. Use Complementary Color Scheme (on two (2) thumbnail sketches. See Step 11 for guidelines. Use Exercise 3 as reference for your Color Studies For each study, experiment with creating a focal point and visual flow with value contrast, color saturation, color temperature (analogous & complementary studies only), and simultaneous contrast (complementary studies only). Step 7: Review your color studies with a classmate. Select the most successful to utilize for your final paintings. Make note of any changes that need to be made.
Part 3: Finalize the Artwork Step 8: Sketch your final composition three times on a 9 x 12 drawing paper. Step 9: Paint the entire composition on one of the 9 x 12 drawing paper you sketched using your Monochromatic color scheme. Make sure the painting includes at least all 8 values from your monochromatic study. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER COLOR (only 1 hue, black and white). No areas of your image should be left unpainted. Step 10: Paint the entire composition on one of the 9 x 12 drawing paper you sketched using your Analogous color scheme. Choose any 3 hues on your color wheel that are directly next to each other. Make sure the painting includes at least 9 different color variations mixing those 3 analogous hues, white, and black. No areas of your image should be left unpainted. Step 11: Paint the entire composition on one of the 9 x 12 drawing paper you sketched using your Complementary color scheme. Make sure the painting includes at least 9 different color variations mixing those 2 complementary colors. You may mix white and black into some of your colors, but do this as minimally as possible. Try making your colors darker by mixing your compliments. No areas of your image should be left unpainted. Step 12: Once each of your paintings are complete, mount them individually on a 14 x17 piece of bristol board using your rubber cement glue. Make sure each painting is centered, use your ruler to create guidelines with pencil before gluing. Project Considerations Were the proper combinations of hues used to reproduce the color schemes: Monochromatic, Analogous and Complementary? Are all areas of the picture plane painted? Were the colors mixed and applied with skill? Were all the different shades reproduced on the Monochromatic, Analogous and Complementary paintings? Are the final paintings been executed in a professional manner? Designs should utilize the designated materials with care, effort, and attention to detail. This includes proper mounting to Bristol Board.
CRAFTSMANSHIP is extremely important for each of your designs and is part of the grading criteria. Do not fold, bend, crease, smudge, tear your artworks! Always take great care when creating each design and then put directly into your portfolio case. What is Craftsmanship? Care in construction and finishing; demonstration of skill and knowledge of processes; attention to detail. The quality of design and work shown in something that is made by hand.
Name: 12-Step Color Wheel Achromatic Value Scale,