Projects #9/10/11
Color Wheel + Star + Collage
STA 113:009
Work Days: Mon 3/16, Wed 3/18
Project Due: Mon 3/23
Objective:
To continue using acrylic paint, see the effects of different paint concentrations, to physically manipulate the Itten Color Wheel, Star and to work with found color.
Vocab covered:
luminosity, wavelength, visible spectrum, primary color, secondary colors, tertiary colors, hue, tint, shade
You will required to design 1) your own 12-hue color wheel, 2) a 12-hue color star and 3) a 12-hue collage
Step 1: First, give yourself three thumbnail sketches to choose from in your sketchbook. You will design a variation of the Itten 12-hue color wheel. Leave spaces for the primary, secondary and tertiary colors. The relationship of the colors in your design should be readable and clear. On a half piece of Bristol (8.5 x 14 in) lightly draw out your design in pencil. Begin with your primary color and then mix secondary, then tertiary colors. Consider the balanced distribution of color to arrive at the correct hue, as it would exist between its neighbors.
Step 2: Secondly, after completing the color wheel, you need to create a color star on another piece of 8.5 x 14 in Bristol. Working from the 12 hues on the color wheel, you will progressively create a sequence moving from tints to shades. For you to accomplish this, you must first draw out in light graphite, the structure of your star, using Itten’s as a model. In the central, 12-hue circle, you need to paint in the 12 colors. At the outermost tips of the star, you need to paint black. At the innermost circle, the core, you need to paint white. You will then need to paint the tints (adding white to a color) to fill in the two steps between the 12 colors and white. And then you will need to paint the shades (adding black to a color) to fill in the two steps between the 12 colors and black.
Step 3: This is the REALLY fun part. You will again make a 12-hue color wheel but use found images as the colors. Colors do not need to be uniform (see example). Again, the format is up to you, but at the very least, there needs to be 12 hues represented in order to one another.
Grading:
Step1
Even steps of hues
Design Clarity, thumbnails 20 pts
Craftsmanship (no visible pencil lines, no excess paint, following directions) 10 pts
————– 30 pts
Step 2
Even steps of tints and shades 20 pts
Craftsmanship (no visible pencil lines, no excess paint, following directions) 10 pts ————– 30 pts
Step 3
Strength of Concept (clarity, creativity, strength, readability) 20 pts
Craftsmanship (no visible pencil lines, no excess glue) 10 pts
————–
30 pts
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90 pts
General Notes on Painting:
-Paint your composition, with great care, precision and patience, taking care to fill in the areas of color completely.
-The image area should be opaque, not transparent, with no streaking and none of the illustration board showing through.
-Do not slop on the paint heavily, but distribute evenly and smoothly.
-Mix your colors thoroughly, before applying the paint to the board. Do not use much water, as this will thin the paint out too much and make it transparent.
-If you are painting a straight line, consider using your drafting tape or a guide to help you– I do not want to see shaky or crooked lines. If you are using drafting tape, do not brush into the tape, as this will force paint under it, and cause excessive bleeding. Rather, paint along the edge of the tape.
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