3/29/12 2D Design

Today's Class- Tonight we started a new graded project involving the idea of color temperature. I showed a dozen or so slides of historical artwork and we discussed whether we felt the overall temperature of each painting was warm, cool, or balanced. After that we started the project, an example of which from a previous semester can be seen above. I returned the graded woodcut prints from last week and we reserved time at the end of class to look at the text exercise we did last week.

How to make this up- You'll need to mix up to 200 different colors of your choice, which will be arranged into two 10" square boxes on a sheet of your 18" x 24" paper, which will represent two seasons of your choosing. All warm colors depicts summer, all cool colors for winter, and a mix of warm and cool for autumn or spring. Full details as to how to complete the assignment, and additional examples can be found here.

Homework- This color temperature graded project is due at the beginning of class on April 12, 2012, however I strongly suggest that you get it done by next week, as the project that we start next week will require far more work than this one.

Those who haven't yet turned in their woodblocks to be printed should complete them as soon as possible.

For next class 4/5/12- More color, this time a graded project involving specific color palettes. You will need your 18" x 24" paper, pencil and eraser, acrylic paints, brushes, palette and palette knife, and water container. The project will be based on a black and white photo, so either bring one (actual person/object/scene, something you feel comfortable drawing, value range from light to dark) or go through my pile of magazines to find one.