Mar 26, 2018

SPRING BREAK COLOR STUDY - SKETCHBOOK 3/26/2018

This study will put the color-skills you have acquired to real-life practice. Now that you have a deeper understanding of the concept of hue, value, and saturation both in theory and in practice, you can analyze and create any color! STAY AWAY FROM WHITE, BLACK, GRAYSCALE. Must be on the hue spectrum/scale.

You will create (10) Color Swatches and analyze them in your sketchbook (5 per page).

The colors you create will consist of:

(4) Experimental
-Be curious!
-Explore a particular mixture of colors
-Think of a unique color and then attempt to recreate it
-Begin thinking observationally. What color is that unusual reflection on the wall? How does it interact with the walls color, and the lighting in the room? Capture it.

(5) Observational in Nature
-Be investigative!
-Search for interesting colors in the outdoors. Dont generalize a color, rather, look for a particular color within the sky, water, plants, etc. Within a single plant, you can focus on off-white reflections, or deep, earthy shadows.
-Label the colors (Puddle Reflection, 5:00 PM Sky, etc.)

(1)   Object
-This is where your color-matching abilities will really be challenged!
-Choose a small object to bring to class. This color MUST be along the scales,
(NO white, black, fully-saturated, or achromatic (gray scale)!
-Work in good, neutral lighting and (especially now) remember to account for acrylic paint
drying darker, and cooler (Make color slightly lighter and warmer).
-It doesnt have to be perfect, but try your best. It may take a few tries.
-Dont forget your object! Put it in your backpack right away.

After your color swatch dries, it is time to analyze and document the three properties that make up the color. Using the Hue, Saturation, and Value scales you received in class as a template, simply create three lines marked H, S, and Vfor each color swatch and plot the corresponding level on each scale.

Challenge yourself! Choose colors that you find interesting and worthy of being captured. With the exception of an intense, fuchsia flower you might find, your colors should lie somewhere along the scales/spectrums rather than the extremes.
Have fun with this! Explore the infinite number of colors that you are now able to break down and understand.


Perceive colors differently? Dont stress! This is an opportunity to explore and accept your own perception. What looks absolutely right to you is entirely valid and insightful.

Below is the scale to refer to when identifying where the swatch lies on the scales



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