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After taking notes on color theory, we will be creating Color Breakdown paintings to help us SEE all of the color changes that make up a painting.
Painting Technique: Flat Areas of Color
When people start painting, some of the hardest things to learn to see are the changes in color that a three dimensional object has when exposed to light. Highlights and shadows are very important to portraying something accurately. This painting assignment helps painters to see the variety of color in each subject matter.
You will be asked to take a pen and outline each color change in your resource photo into a definite shape. If the color change is gradual, you will make a judgement as to where the color breakdown should go. Each area that you paint will be a flat shape, but put all together, you will be able to visualize the three-dimensionality of the object.
This project becomes a first step in being comfortable with value (lights and darks) in painting.
Painting size: 12x12.
You may choose a portrait or a still life as your subject matter.
THEN: check out the work of Illinois artist Karen Appleton at http://www.karenappleton.com/
Using her work as inspiration, you will either repaint the same subject again or choose another subject to do a "painterly" version of the color breakdown, as Karen does. This results in a much more three dimensional technique.
Blog Post:
1) How does knowing color theory help in the creation of an artwork?
2) Give your impressions of the two painting techniques you learned -
which worked better for you?
3) Did the order they were created in help you - and WHY or WHY NOT?
Painting Technique: Flat Areas of Color
When people start painting, some of the hardest things to learn to see are the changes in color that a three dimensional object has when exposed to light. Highlights and shadows are very important to portraying something accurately. This painting assignment helps painters to see the variety of color in each subject matter.
You will be asked to take a pen and outline each color change in your resource photo into a definite shape. If the color change is gradual, you will make a judgement as to where the color breakdown should go. Each area that you paint will be a flat shape, but put all together, you will be able to visualize the three-dimensionality of the object.
This project becomes a first step in being comfortable with value (lights and darks) in painting.
Painting size: 12x12.
You may choose a portrait or a still life as your subject matter.
THEN: check out the work of Illinois artist Karen Appleton at http://www.karenappleton.com/
Using her work as inspiration, you will either repaint the same subject again or choose another subject to do a "painterly" version of the color breakdown, as Karen does. This results in a much more three dimensional technique.
Blog Post:
1) How does knowing color theory help in the creation of an artwork?
2) Give your impressions of the two painting techniques you learned -
which worked better for you?
3) Did the order they were created in help you - and WHY or WHY NOT?