Beginning Color Studies: Assignments

Due: Monday, February 13

Assignment 1: Chromatic Gray Studies

• 1A (page 47)
• Make a small gouache painting (6”x6”) using at least six shapes not including the negative space color. 
• Use only chromatic grays.
• Mix using two complimentary colors or my mixing a prismatic color with one of your chromatic darks and/or white.
• Make the value range (the range of lights & darks) broad.
• Try to include chromatic grays form a range of hues.
• No color should be used more than once.

• 1B (page 47)
• Make a second study (6”x6”) also using only chromatic gray.
• Make the value range narrow this time.
• All the values should congregate around the dark, middle, or light part of the value continuum.
• Maintain a broad hue range.

Assignment 2: Muted Color Studies

• 2A (page 50)
• Make a small gouache painting (6”x6”) using at least six shapes with no repeated color. 
• Use only muted colors.
• Keep hue and value ranges broad.

• 2B (page 50)
• Make a second painting (6”x6”) in muted colors.
• Make the value range narrow.
• This will somewhat limit your hue choices.

Assignment 3: Prismatic Studies

• 3A (page 51)
• Make a small gouache painting (6”x6”) using at least six shapes using only prismatic color. 
• Make hue and value ranges broad.

• 3B (page 51)
• Make a second painting (6”x6”) using only prismatic color. 
• Make the value range narrow
• This will greatly limit your hue choices.

Assignment 4 : Combination Saturation Studies

• 4A (page 53)
• Make a small gouache painting (6”x6”) using at least six shapes. 
• Make hue and value ranges broad.
• Include colors from all saturation levels:
• Prismatic
• Chromatic Gray
• Muted Color

• 4B (page 53)
• Make a second painting (6”x6”) using at least six shapes. 
• Keep hue and saturation ranges broad.
• Make value range narrow

Free Studies

• Page 57
• Design your own composition within the guidelines below.  All other choices are yours.
• Guidelines:
• Make a group of related compositions (no less than 2)
• Use gouache, but the paint application can e more irregular in surface quality and opacity if you would like.
• You may also use collage, if you like
• Cut or torn painted paper
• Magazine cutouts
• Cut photographs
• Etc.
• Do not exceed 8”x10” on any individual study.
• Explore any of the color concerns we have discussed so far (hue, value, & saturation) in any way that you see fit.
• Keep the visual language consistent within the group.