Introduction to Color

Assignments

Saturday, March 6: Value and Greyscale

1. Paint a 10 step grayscale + swatches 

2. Make a collage with your swatches 

3. Make a second version of your collage, but paint it.

  • You can simplify or edit your design if you would like when you take it into the painted version


Due Date : Upload to Padlet before class on Saturday, March 13

Saturday, March 13: Color Chart

  1. Complete your color chart from class

Due Date : Upload to Padlet before class on Saturday, March 20

Saturday, March 20: Converting Grey Scale Compositions to Color

For the full assignment and diagrams, view the handout: Triad Handout

  1. Choose a triad from a color wheel that you want to work with

  2. Experiment with mixtures of it - create a value chart (see handout)  

  3. Take one of your grayscale compositions and convert it into the triad color scheme using collage and/or paint 

    1. Pay attention to value - try matching values with your colors 

  4. EXTRA: make a new composition with the triad

  5. Due Date : Upload to Padlet before class on Saturday, March 27

Saturday, March 27: Tetrads and Split Complements

1. Pick a split-complement or a tetrad combination and make a painting with it (18x24 or larger!)

  • Don’t know how to start your painting? Reference your grey-scale compositions, your triad compositions, or one of the artists that I have shown during class. Put the images up near your work station and pull inspiration from those. 

  • You can also set up a still life of objects - anything in your studio/workspace (pens, fruits, brushes, jars etc)  - and reference those objects. 

2. If you want to go further with your understanding of the colors in the split-complement or tetrad, make one of the charts I’ve recommended in the split-complement/tetrad packet.


3. Feel free to continue with the swatch and collage technique if you would like to.