4/5/12 2D Design

Today's Class- Tonight we started a new graded project, working with the idea of specific limited palettes. I showed a few dozen slides of historical art, demonstrating examples of monochromatic, complementary, split complementary, analogous, and triad palettes. Then students began the project, adapting the composition and value structure of a black and white photo to 4 such color schemes.

How to make this up- Use pencil to divide a sheet of your 18" x 24" paper into 4 equal sized boxes. Then choose a black and white photo of an actual thing or scene, and with a wide range of values, and sketch the basic composition in all four boxes. The composition can be in either a vertical or horizontal format, as in the above student examples. Then use your paints to convert the values from the photo into the required color combinations. All the specifics of the color palettes, along with additional examples, can be found here.

Homework- This limited palettes graded project is due at the beginning of class on April 19, 2012. The color temperature graded project begun last week is due at the beginning of class on April 12, 2012. Those who still haven't turned in their woodblock to be printed should bring them as soon as possible to receive partial credit.

For next class 4/12/12- We will begin a new graded project involving mixed media collage. Bring your 18" x 24" pad, pencil and eraser, markers, all your paint related materials, scissors and glue. If you have any old magazines that you wish to make available for the collage, bring them in. Also bring the completed color temperature project.