The first homework assignment is to create in color the same deception that you created in value in class: Make one color appear as two. Notice the criteria highlighted in yellow; these are the criteria that will be used to critique each piece at the beginning of class next week. The critiques below of hypothetical…
Homework assignment 1. Color deception: Bring in your study for critique next week Reviewing the value deception exercise criteria, solutions, and critique (slides 10-14 in the Class Materials section) will probably be helpful. If you plan to use Adobe Illustrator for your homework, watch this video for instructions on building an array in Illustrator and…
Quick Note: If you own an iPad, you may be aware of a newly created App on Albers and his Interaction of Color. Several of my former students have alerted me.
Well, I checked it out and found…
Dick has assigned homework to prepare for the upcoming color relationships classes, 2 videos and a quiz. Everyone should familiarize themselves with the concepts and terminology in these videos.
Yes, color aficionados, it’s true! Dick is offering his Color Relationships course this fall. This is a course based on Josef Albers’ “Interaction of Color” graduate course at Yale. The eleven-week intensive color course will meet once a week for 3 hours. Classes are highly-structured, hands-on color studies with almost half of the time devoted…
For our final assignment, Dick has “removed the fence posts” constraining subject matter and technique. He said, “My goal is to make you more independent. With each assignment I’ve given you more flexibility. You have the opportunity to push your boundaries.” He offered the following guidelines and checklist. Look at what’s happening Look at your…
Chris brought in a photo of fruit on a reflective surface, which Dick used to point out visual cues of surface qualities. Critique: simple watercolor compositions focusing on surface Tips for painting surfaces A number of tips came out during the critique: Water and glass have two qualities in common, transparency and reflection. Use them…
Class started with Dick talking us through, and demonstrating, how he builds a painting as “a conversation,” responding to what he sees, unifying disjointed areas of color, “addressing issues” of unresolved [too raw; primary or secondary] color, and choosing what to leave and what to emphasize. He explores and experiments and asks, “What if?” because…