PROJECT 07 - COLOR RELATIONSHIP COMPOSITIONS USING COLOR WHEEL (COLOR THEORY)

DUE DATES: 
Wednesday/Thursday, November 15th /16th 

IMPORTANT: You will be responsible for an additional series of three 9"x12" during the holiday break. Both series of 3 designs will be presented for JURIES.

Create a series of three dynamic compositions (3 of the same). Select 3 different combinations of COLOR RELATIONSHIPS from color wheel for your compositions. You will find the descriptions below from the links provided. Composition will remain the same on all three. Changes will happen with the selection from three of the six different color combinations. 

Next: Select 3 color relationships from the 6 choices below (info provided from links and reference info below). Identify the color relationship and the original hues and write the information on the back of each composition with your name: 

Formal color relationships: analogous, monochromatic, complimentary, split complimentary, double complimentary, triad.

Inspire yourself with images from nature, anything that has interesting details you can reference to build your concepts. You will be required to find a close up of image from nature or other non-represntational elements that has detailed areas of interest where you can see different design elements in the shapes of the image. This an interpretive composition. Use this as your blueprint to draw from. It can be inspired from your own creativity or from the shapes of images that exist in nature. Look at the details. explore, look beyond just the simple image of, i.e…  a flower, leaves, shattered glass, grid systems, etc... Deconstruct the shapes and details, make them work together, reconstruct, interpret the shapes and create your own design. Nature has many dynamic shapes that can inspire ideas. Interpret and recreate your own version. You can use cropping L's or form a rectangle with your hands to focus in and search for select areas in the image. The cropping is to show how scale works in relation to the page size which is 9"x12". Look beyond the actual literal image and use the shapes to elaborate on your ideas for your drawing. Be creative and inspired. Again, variations in size of shapes, create focal areas, unity, flow, cohesive, deconstruct, interpretive, flat colors, solid colors, use contrast in size of shapes, focal areas, scale, broad range of values. Use your judgement on Aesthetics and provide creative visiual solutions please.

THREE (3) Color Relationship Studies will be chosen from the Color Wheel. 

ALL questions can be answered from these links below.

PLEASE READ AND RESEARCH!

http://color-wheel-artist.com/hue.html

http://color-wheel-artist.com/basic-color-wheel.html

http://www.mediafire.com/view/o51g34k3khtczp8/ColorTheory_Print_White.pdf

Create three repetitive compositions on 9”x 12” paper using the three different color relationships from the color wheel. Repeat same composition on each one. Using paints, execute your compositions using your chosen color relationships, use the pure saturated colors and their shades, tones and tints. you may use white to lighten or desaturate the colors (muted colors).

To choose your color relationship, you will select your main hue as starting point and from that point, you will analyze and develop its relationships according to the color wheel. YOU must refer to the color wheel and the examples from the different combinations from the color wheel posted from the blog. Go back to the reference material on the color theory chapter of the blog. YOU MUST LEARN THE COLOR WHEEL AND ALL ITS RELATIONSHIPS.

Start anywhere on the color wheel, but you must respect the color relationships that are created from the main hue chosen. DO not deviate from the color selections. Where do the colors fall when using each relationship. you are to stick to them but can use pure color and incorporate tones and tints of that particular hue.

    - Complimentary colors

    - Split Complimentary colors
    - Double Complimentary colors
    - Analogous colors - Colors next to each other on the color wheel

    - Monochromatic colors

    - Triad

 Process / RECAP

•  Sketch out 4-6 different thumbnails for your desired composition. as many sketches needed to find
   the right solution for your painting. Experiment with pencil and play with color (color pencils or
   paint or watercolor) in your sketchbook so you can explore and figure out how the different
   relationships work together. Map out your sketch with light pencil drawing to insure placement
   of hues.
•  Write down your 3 final color relation selections and their proper color.
•  Select the strongest composition to execute your final 9”x 12” painting.

•  Consult with teacher for final selection of strongest concepts.

Again you will be graded on understanding of how to use color wheel and and it's color relationships, creativity, aesthetics, craftsmanship, use of color variations, use range of values, hierarchy of shapes in your design, harmony within the composition. Clean edges, solid, flat colors, no shading, Clean brush strokes. Be clean and neat.

Materials

• White Bristol 9”x12” format (3 final paintings)

• Paint with a wide range of values from the pure saturated colors including the tints tones and shades. All solid, flat colors. no blending. clean, well defined shapes. be aware of clean edges. clean shapes.

Check Georgia O’Keefe's work

Students Samples:

Focus on the individual compositions. look at repetition and the different color selections and how they are used. This is past work from prior 9th grade classes. Study them.