Our first assignment was to get to know our paints and there values in a way similar to that of the graphite pencils which meant making a color chart. The first step was to paint a short strip using full color then dip our brush tip into water and paint another strip after the first one. By dipping the brush in the water it would slightly dilute the color giving us a new value. We continued this across the paper until the original color was very pale using each color we had on our pallet.
Color Value Charts
Our homework for that week was to do a VALUE painting. We could chose any subject to paint but were allowed to use only one color. I chose Paynes Gray to give it a black and white affect. This is known as a monochromatic painting. I was a bit skeptical as to how it would work but went for it and here is the result.
Monochromatic Painting - Chicken
The following week we continued down the same path only this week we were allowed to use three colors. I used the Paynes Gray along with Yellow Ocher and Alizarin Crimson. In using these colors we were allowed to mix them in order to come up with various shades. Here is the result.
Tri-colored Painting - Chicken
Last but not least we were allowed to use as many paints as our heart desired to complete the last of the series. Here is the result.
Multi-colored Painting - Chicken
1 comment:
Beautiful. Love the colors.
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