Today's Class- Tonight we discussed the idea of limited color palettes. Sometimes artists will choose to depict representational imagery by trying to copy the colors of reality as closely as possible. Other times, artists will intentionally choose different color combinations- not standard reality, but still based on a particular logic. I showed examples tonight of slides of art historical works in which the artists chose such options as monochromatic, complimentary, and analogous to help determine the color options. Then students started their next graded project, converting a black and white photo to color using four different limited color palettes.
How to make this up- As with the stipple project early in the semester, select a black and white photograph of a real scene (object, figure, landscape, etc), one with preferably a wide range of values. You will sketch the basic composition of the photo in pencil four times on a sheet of 18" x 24" paper, cropping the photo to fit the 9"x12" boxes. (vertical or horizontal is fine) The next step is to use your acrylic paints to color the composition, choosing four options from the following list: monochromatic, complement pair, split complement. analogous, triad, or blue/yellow/black and white. Identical value structure should be maintained in all four. Above are two student examples from previous semesters. Additional examples, along with all the detailed instructions on how to pick and use the colors for each type of limited palette, can be found here.
Homework- This limited palettes graded project is due at the beginning of class on April 24, 2014.
The color temperature graded project is due at the beginning of class on April 17, 2014.
For next class 4/17/14- We will start a new graded project involving a mixed media collage. Bring your 18" x 24" pad. pencil and eraser, markers, paints and brushes, scissors and glue. You may bring magazines to cut up, but I'll have some there, and you'll learn the topic of your individual collages in class that night.
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