Color Vocabulary

Color Terms

Primaries - Yellow, Red, Blue

Secondaries - Orange, Violet, Green

Tertiaries - Yellow-Orange, Red Orange, Red-Violet, Blue-Violet,Blue-Green, Yellow-Green.

Hue - Another word for color

Value - The lightness or darkness of a color.

Intensity - The brightness or dullness of a color.

Tint - A color that has been lightened by adding white.

Shade - A color that has been darkened by adding black.

Black - The absence of all color (light)

White - The sum total of all color.(light)

Gray/Brown - Gray is created by only a partial reflection of all color waves of the spectrum.

Neutrals - Black, White, Brown and Gray

Complimentary Colors - Colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel. Green and red are and example.

Analogous Colors - Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

Split Complimentary - Start at a particular hue, blue for instance. Go directly accross the color wheel to it’s compliment which is orange. Then take the colors that are analogous to orange: yellow-orange and red-orange.

Triadic Harmony - A triadic color scheme involves three equally spaced hues on the color wheel. Blue, yellow, and red are and example.

Monochromatic - A color scheme using only tints and shades of a single color.

Cool Colors - Usually associated with Yellow-green, Green, Blue-Green, Blue, Blue-Violet and Violet.

Warm Colors - Yellow, Yellow-Orange, Orange, Red-Orange, Red, and Red-Violet.

Simultaneous Contrast - For any given color the eye simultaneously requires the complementary color and generates it spontaneously if it is not already present.

Color Wheel

Materials:

White Oak Tag 12x18”                        Newspapers under work

Tempera Paints                                    Pencils

Brushes                                                Compasses

Procedures

1. Find the center of the paper.
2. Open your compass to a radius of 5 inches and strike a 10 inch circle.
3.  Reduce the radius to 4.5 inches and strike a 9 inch circle.
4.  Reduce the radius to 4 inches and strike a 8 inch circle.
5.  Place the point of the compass on any outside edge and strike an arc from the center of the circles to the outside edge.
6. Go to where the arc has touched the edge of the outside circle and repeat. You should end up with 6 sections. Find the center of one of the sections and repeat, making 12 sections.
7. Each section will have a large area for the color, and two small areas for a tint and shade.
8.  Start by painting in the primary colors. Use Magenta for red, Turquoise for Blue and Yellow. Mix and paint a tint and shade for each primary color. ONLY the primary colors may be used!
9. Mix the secondary and tertiary colors between the primaries. It is easier to work on the three colors between two primaries at the same time.
10.  Make sure you reserve enough of each color to mix it with black or white to make your tint and shade.

Color Mixing

·         Mix your colors on a pallet of cardboard or on an old magazine. Throw away the cardboard pallet or rip the used pages from the magazine and place them in the trash.

·         Clean your brush and place it in the can bristles up! (Very important)

Tips

·         Use small amounts of paint!

·         Always add small amount of dark colors to light!

Place Wet Art Work on the Drying Rack in the back of the room.

Stippling Homework

Stippling is a shading technique that used dots to create different values.

In your sketchbook draw a 6x6 inch box. Divide it into nine (9) 2x2 inch squares. Using pencil or marker, create 8 values using stippling. Remember to keep your “dots” evenly spaced to create an even value. Do not place your dots in rows!

 

Surrealism Project

Objective:

• To put real objects in unreal situations.
• To take real objects and alter them in such a way as to distort or change their original purpose.
• To create unusual perspective-like environments

Materials:

• Mixed media
• 18x24" white oak tag
• Glue sticks
• X-acto knives
• Cutting boards

Procedure:

1. Collect images using “Automatic Suggestion”. Look for images in magazines, newspapers and then cut out the objects. Use parts or the whole image. 
2. Use one image as the basis for your project. Extend it’s perspective.
3. Add perspective. Think about the use of Relative Scale in your image.
4. Create some kind of 3-D shape and shade it using stippling.
5. Collage: Make creative use of magazine images. You may print our specific images from the web if needed.
6. Remember this is “Mixed Media”.  You should use different materials. (ie. Craypas, water color etc.) If you need something special, ask!

Imaginary Impossible Image

Create and impossible imaginary image. Simply put, this is an image you create from your imagination that you could not actually create in reality. A very famous artist named Leonardo da Vinci did this very thing constantly in his sketchbooks. He designed objects such as an airplane, bridges and military equipment before they ever existed.

·        There is no right or wrong. Just think about your needs ( or society’s needs) . How can your invention make life better?

·         You need only use pencil and add color if you want. These ideas do not have to work. The “Communicator” in Star Trek came long before the cell phone became a reality. Just try and be creative, this is really a metal exercise to improve creativity.

·         Notate your invention.

·         Write approximately two short paragraphs about your invention and

2 Point Perspective Project

Objective:

• To use One and Two Point perspective to create a non-objective composition.
• To practice basic shading techniques.
• Understanding compositional balance.

Materials:

• 18x12 White Drawing Paper
• #2 Pencils
• Pink Pearl Erasers
• Drafting Brushes
• Eraser Shields
• Colored Pencils (optional)

Procedure:

1. Decide on a Vertical or Horizontal orientation for your paper.
2. Determine whether to work in one or two point perspective.
3. Draw a horizon line in the middle of the paper.
4. Add vanishing points.
5. Draw overlapping objects. 
6. Determine light source and shade each object independently. Do not concern yourself with the idea of cast shadows.
7. Additional color may be added to create an area of emphasis. Consider using a particular color scheme. (The example is a triadic color scheme using the three primary colors.)

Shoe Art Homework

Shoe Art?

Create a unique shoe design that reflects your personality. Use colored pencil or marker. Consider the use of pattern and texture.

Name in 1 Point Perspective

Objective: Draw your name in One Point Perspective and shade it to give it form and mass.

Materials:

• 12x18 White drawing paper
• Rulers
• #2 Pencils
• Erasers
• Eraser Shields
• Drafting Brushes

Procedure:

1. Draw your horizon line about 1 inch from the top of the page. (Horizontal orientation)
2. Draw a guideline for the top and bottom of the letters. 
3. Draw vertical lines showing the left and right of each letter. (leave about an 1/8 of an inch between each letter)
4. Draw guidelines to the vanishing point.
5. Complete the perspective on each letter.
6. Shade each letter. The front of the letters should be white. The tops should be a medium gray value and the sides a dark black.

Here is a YouTube tutorial that may help you understand how to draw this project.

How to Draw 3D Block Letters MOM in One Point Perspective