Vocabulary from Chapter 3
Hue
Value Intensity Color Wheel Tint Shade Value scale |
Warm colors
Cool colors Value Contrast Color Contrast Color Scheme Monochromatic Analogous |
Creating a Color wheel
Making a Color Wheel
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Choosing colors for color wheel
Check out this interactive color wheel!
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Complementary Gradation
To create a complementary gradation, start with the lighter of the two colors opposite of each other on the color wheel. In the demonstration I used yellow and violet. Because violet is a darker dominant color, I started with yellow and SLOWLY added violet to yellow. For this assignment, I am requiring a minimum of 20 gradation steps. More than 20 is always acceptable.
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Monochromatic Gradation
To create a monochromatic gradation scale, add black and white to the palette. Next, mix a pile of a secondary or intermediate color (for this assignment I want you to mix a color rather than use a primary color). Start by painting a white swatch then slowly add the mixed color to the pile of white, painting a new swatch for each addition until you are right next to the mixed color. Clean the brush and paint the mixed color. Start a separate pile of the mixed color to slowly add black for the shades. Continue to VERY slowly add black, painting each swatch until you can clean your brush and then paint pure black.
Check your paint brush with Miss Svaren right away. |
Analogous Gradation
If you have painted the color wheel, you have already painted analogous colors. However, you probably didn't paint 20 gradual steps from beginning to end. That will be the goal this time At times, it may seem as though you are not making any changes but if you were to pull out any one of the steps, you should be able to see that something is missing.
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