Featured Artists: Radial Color Scheme Vol. 2

 Alissa B.

 

 

 Diana C.

 

 

 Kelly E.

 

 

 Maddie H.

 

 

 Cade B.

 

 

 Jacob S.

 

 

 Amanda R.

 

 

 Keely B.

 

 

 Haley N.

 

 

Jenna H.

 

 



Featured Artists: Radial Color Scheme Vol.1

Hailey S.

Lindsay C.

Sophia R.

Jenna B.

Ava H.

Connor W.

Rachel M.

Madison W.

Will L.

Mia L.

Featured Artists: Abstract Color Wheel Vol. 2

 Chloe C.

 

 

 Shannon F.

 

 

 Veronica T.

 

 

 Tristian W.

 

 

 Payton P.

 

 

 Justyce B.

 

 

 Shelby S.

 

 

 Austin K.

 

 

 Jack W.

 

 

Natalie H.

 

 

 



Symmetrical Radial Design: Color Scheme Painting

 We began by folding a square piece of paper into a rectangle, then back into a smaller square, and finally into a triangle.  Then the symmetrical radial design begins with drawing four basic lines with black crayon, not too complex but not too boring either, this is one eighth of the design.

 Next we unfold the paper back to the smaller square and fold it backwards "smooshing" the crayon lines in the middle.  Then we rubbed a pencil very hard over the whole surface.  This transfers the crayon lines from the first triangle to the other.  To finish this step, we traced the faint lines with the crayon, now we have one quarter of the design completed.

 Now we repeat this process of folding over and smooshing the crayon lines again.  This time from one quarter to another quarter.  After rubbing we retraced the faint lines again, now we have one half of the design.

 As you can imagine, we repeat this process one last time transferring one half to the other half.  This completes the symmetrical radial design!

To finalize this color mixing unit, we were given the freedom to select a color scheme to paint the design.  Students learned about complementary and analogous color schemes.  Students then picked their favorite to complete the project.  The complementary color scheme uses two colors across from each other on the color wheel: red/green, yellow/violet, and blue/orange.  The analogous color scheme uses three colors in a row on the color wheel like red, red-violet, and violet.  (Above is an example of a complementary color scheme using red and green)

Featured Artists: Abstract Color Wheel Vol. 1

                                                                             Izzy H.

                                                                           Logan S.

                                                                          Kaitlyn R.

                                                                           Ryan B.

                                                                            Abby J.

                                                                         Heather B.

                                                                         Kathryn B.                   

                                                                          Ericka V.

 Katelyn K.

Lauren C.

Abstract Color Wheel

Students learned how to paint the 12 colors of the color wheel.  Primary = yellow, red, blue.  Secondary = orange, green, violet.  Tertiary = yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet,

blue-green, yellow-green.  Students were able to creatively choose any shapes they wanted for the abstract color wheel.  Balance was an important part of our discussion.

 

 

Students then began to decorate the background by drawing shapes to fill the space.

 

 

Students then learned about the drawing techniques hatching and cross-hatching.  They started by making a light layer of hatching in each shape.  They also learned about value and how different values of light and dark can be created with these drawing techniques.

 

 

 Students then learned that creating a variety of values from light to dark can be accomplished by changing several factors of the hatching and cross-hatching.  There are three main factors that help create a variety of values: 1. spacing of the lines 2. the amount of layers of line (cross-hatching) 

3. the thickness of line.

 

 

Students then worked with balancing their values of light, medium, and dark evenly in the background.  Students also learned how this created contrast in two ways: 1. the variety of light to dark in the background 2. the difference between the intense colors of the color wheel against the neutral values of the background.