Homework The new homework assignment for this week is to create an illusion of a colored film, detailed below. Ongoing homework assignments, as in past weeks, are to 1) Create more convincing studies of previous assignments; 2) Identify “freaks” in artworks or publications; and 3) Exploitation: Identify halation or uses of color deception in your…
Critique of last week’s exercises Illusions of white and colored spotlights Watercolorists have an advantage over artists in other media when it comes to shadows. Since light affects all objects in a scene equally, you can mix a single batch of color for your shadows and apply wherever needed. Dick loves using light and shadow…
We critiqued class solutions for exercises 1-4 Paint the illusion of two transparent films over a colored shape. Using the identical format to the first assignment, paint the illusion of a white veil over the original colored shapes. Think of the veil as a piece of tracing paper. Create the illusion of 4 white index…
Strategies for painting films and veils, illustrated and annotated!
We started the third class with a critique of the homework assignments – layering rectangles, aiming for more nuanced and complex colors and interactions – “fine French cuisine”. [gview file=”https://dicknelsoncolor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/WC-Painting-Strategies.pdf”] [gview file=”https://dicknelsoncolor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VanBoundariesWC.pdf”] [gview file=”https://dicknelsoncolor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ColorReview.pdf”]
Color relationships are seen here as ARRAYS of related hues and values. The visual phenomenon of HALATION is ever present in each and every array. This illusion of color and value gradation, explained in my earlier videos, served as a basis for much of Josef Albers work with the INTERACTION OF COLOR.