Intermediate 201
Intermediate 201
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Week 3: Color & How to See Values
Week 3: Color & How to See Values
Focus is on mixing swatches of different colors and observe which ones are "grainy" (granulation) and which are smooth.
Week 4: Color & How to See Values
Week 4: Color & How to See Values
Focus is on seeing shapes, edge handling and how to see values. Learning the benefits of using a limited color palette.
Painting is an enjoyable meditation for many people. When you paint, you move from "active problem-solving" (Beta brain waves) into a more relaxed, "flow state" (Alpha brain waves). Feel the shift. Slow perception by simply "relaxing, standing or sitting and slowly seeing clears your mind," you change how you process your environment.
Week 3:
Week 3:
Hands On: By dividing our paper with masking tape we will create swatches of mixes. Students will use an object to observe it's local color.
Painting simple subjects (TBD, fruit, landscapes, or still life)
Hand Outs: Exploring Paint Characteristic Groups. It will describe the 5 types, like transparency, granulation and tinting strength.
PDF Download: Why Index Color Numbers are important and how to read them.
Goal: By identifying paints by their Pigment Index numbers, you move from guessing to intentional mixing, which reduces the anxiety of the "unpredictable".
Week 4:
Week 4:
Hands On: By dividing our paper with masking tape we will create two studies. Black and White and a limited color palette study.
Introduction to a Munsell Value Scale. Students are encouraged to acquire this $10 quality scale from HERE. https://ebay.us/m/GbiTZP
Color can be overwhelming. Starting with a Black and White study to focus purely on Tonal Values.
Using only black paint and water, we will create 9 distinct shades from pure white to the darkest black.
The Tool: Use a Munsell Value Scale to check your accuracy. This scale ranges from 0 (pure black) to 10 (pure white).
Hands On: By limiting choices to just 2 or 4 pigments to avoid the "active problem-solving" stress of a full palette.
Paint a simple landscape or still life using only three colors (a primary yellow, red, and blue or TBD).
The Benefit: A limited color palette encourages a stronger focus on values rather than relying on color alone for impact.
Painting simple subjects (TBD, fruit, landscapes, or still life)
Demo + review and show real life example.
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Downloads
Glossary
Glossary
Chroma is the departure degree of a color from the neutral color of the same value. Colors of low chroma are sometimes called “weak,” while those of high chroma are said to be “highly saturated,” “strong,” or “vivid.”
Lightfastness The ability of a paint to maintain its color over time. The opposite of fugitive.
Limited color palette is a small, curated selection of pigments—typically 2 to 6, often just 3 or 4—rather than using a full set.
It encourages a stronger focus on tonal values rather than relying on color alone for impact.
Local Color is the inherent color of an object regardless of reflected or ambient color variations that appear upon it.
Munsell Value Scale indicates the lightness of a color. The scale of value ranges from 0 for pure black to 10 for pure white. Black, white and the grays between them are called “neutral colors”.
Pigment Color Index All pigments have individual characteristics including transparency/opacity, tinting strength, granulation drying rate, lightfastness, and permanence. All of which have a huge impact on your painting.
Scrumble is a painting technique involving the application of a thin, broken, or opaque layer of light-colored paint over a dry, darker underlying layer using a dry brush, creating a hazy, textured effect. This technique adds depth, luminosity, and "optical mixing" to paintings, often used for clouds, smoke, or creating, atmospheric, non-uniform textures.
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