COLOR SCHEMES

Last Friday the class began work on the color schemes project. Six different color schemes will be applied to six compositions of the same design( monochromatic warm, monochromatic cool, analogous, complementary, split-complementary, triad). The example above is from a previous semester. Students will have the entire class period next Friday to complete this project.

VALUE: 3-D Space and Atmospheric Perspective

Sheri Reyes

Last Friday the class made value paintings addressing three-dimensional space. Sherri's painting above is an example of atmospheric perspective. The values in the foreground are richer, diminishing in intensity as they recede into the background.

VALUE PATTERNS: 2-D space

Lindsay Cole

Last Friday the class began applying value to address a limited or 2-dimensional space. The objective was to establish value patterns and draw attention to the surface of the painting rather than creating the illusion of 3-dimensional space. In addition, students were limited to the use of four values: black, white and two grays.
Notice the movement established in Lindsay's painting by the placement of like values. Each of the four values creates its own rhythm directing the "eye" around the composition. This is compounded when combined with similar shapes as with the black and white curvilinear shapes at the top.

VALUE: Rhythm and Repetition

Last Friday we began our investigation of the element Value. Value refers to the gradations between light and dark. Values may be used to render light, volume and textures. Value may also be used subjectively for dramatic effect or to strengthen a design. The project above was initiated by tracing two or three stencils over and over, layering and cropping creating a tangled web of lines. Next lines were erased, added and redirected in an effort to create new shapes within a balanced composition. The shapes and spaces were then filled with flat, modulated and transparent values using graphite pencils.