Color Unity Studies (Part 2)

Due April 24

Assignment 12: Anomaly and Bridge Tones

• 12A (pg 109)
• Create a tightly unified color field and make two exact copies.
• (This should give you three identical paintings.)
• Consider:
• A complementary scheme with transitional colors
• Monochromatic colors
• Analogous colors
• Keep all colors closely related in at least 2 of the 3 parts of color (hue, value, and/or saturation).
• Set aside one version and use the remaining two versions for 12B and 12C.
• 12B (pg 109)
• In each of the remaining versions, and add a single color that is an anomaly in hue, value, or saturation, or a combination of the three.
• Set aside one of these version and use the remaining version for 12C.
• 12C (pg 109)
• In the final version, change two of the original colors to create bridge tones that will soften the starkness of the anomaly.

Color Unity Studies (Part 1)

Due April 24

Assignment 9: Triadic Dot Study

• 9A (pg 99)
• Choose a primary palette consisting of a particular triad of red, yellow, blue, and white (including the earthtone primary triad if you would like).
• Use a 9”x9” square of Bristol board
• Follow the directions outlined on page 99.

• 9B (pg 98)
• Create a composition based on your color triadic dot study.
• Use only 4-6 colors taken from your study.
• Both composition examples below use only colors from the example study below.

• 9C (pg 100)
• Create two identical compositions using only 4-6 colors.
• In the first one, use a palette derived from a primary triad of your choice and white.
• In the second one, use a palette derived from the earthtone primary triad and white.

Composition using colors mixed from White, Ultramarine Blue, Rose Madder, and Golden Yellow.

Composition using colors mixed from White, Payne's Gray, Burnt Sienna, and Yellow Ochre.

Assignment 10: The Altered Palette

• 10A (pg 101)
• Create a design painted in flat colors from a palette of 3-5 colors (plus white) chosen at random.  Use the color directly from the palette without mixing any new tones.
• 10B (pg 101)
• Now mix a small but perceptible amount of an admixture color into each of the colors on the palette and re-create the design.
• Earth tones are usually used for this, but it can be any color you prefer.
• Individual colors will require more or less of the admixture to unify the colors without completely losing the hue and value qualities of the original colors.

Assignment 11: Two-Color Palette Dot Study

• 11A (pg 104)
• Follow the directions given on page 104.

• 11B (pg 105)
• Create two identical compositions using only 4-6 colors.
• In the first one, use a palette of colors from your first two-color study.
• In the second one, use a palette of colors from your second two-color study.