Final Project
Self portrait in progress. Flesh rendered in blues, reds, violets, plus tints with white. Hair rendered with a pair of complements but most importantly their mixtures.
Self portrait in progress. After first passing through grid with one solid color per one inch square (with few exceptions) students move on to painting four dots per square applied with the tip of a dowel.
Portraits are broken into four zones; flesh, hair, shirt and background. Each zone has its own set of rules.
I stress to the students the importance of value of color as they move through the back ground grid molding and shaping their faces.
When students catch wind of their portraits being taken by me they sometimes want to dress up with hats or glasses. This can make things interesting but may also prove to be a difficult task.
The background color when completed should be mostly neutral gray in appearance with cool and warm colors mixing optically to appear full of light.
Product Package assignment
How does color alter perception? Take the familiar and change it. Students use different strategies to devise new color palettes.
Analogous Colors; 1/4 of the color wheel with tints and shades
Product Package assignment
Split complement plus add mixture in alls colors
Product Package assignment
Tetrad with tints and shades