Quick Glance Creating Values
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Intermediate 201
Intermediate 201
Week 3: Color & How to See Values
Week 3: Color & How to See Values
This syllabus overview for Intermediate 201 focuses on the transition from "active problem-solving" to a creative "flow state" by mastering the technical foundations of color and value. The objective is to move from guesswork to intentional mixing by understanding the physical properties of paint. Mixing by Hue, Value and Chroma will be stressed.
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. Real example comparisons will be shown and studied.
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 will change how you process your environment.
Week 3: Color
Week 3: Color
Swatching & Observation: Students will create color swatches by observing an object's local color (its true color regardless of shadows or light). Mix by Hue, Value and Chroma Video Reference
The Science of Paint: Introduction to the 5 Paint Characteristic Groups, including transparency, granulation, and tinting strength.
Hand Outs:
Exploring Paint Characteristic Groups. It will describe the 5 types, like transparency, granulation and tinting strength.
Pigment Index Numbers: Learning to read index numbers to ensure predictable results and reduce mixing anxiety. PDF Download
Hands on first hour: Dividing paper with masking tape to create organized mix studies of simple subjects like fruit.
Hands on second hour: Painting the object as a 5x7 study.
Goal:
By identifying paints by their Pigment Index numbers, you move from guessing to intentional mixing, which reduces the anxiety of the "unpredictable".
Understanding the 'why' behind your pigment choice helps you move from guessing to intentional painting.
Know your paint,
find your flow.
Know your paint,
find your flow.
Week 4: Values
Week 4: Values
This week focuses on the principle that "Values are the workhorses of painting," prioritizing light and dark over color choice. Video Reference
Introduction to a Munsell Value Scale. Students are encouraged to acquire this $10 quality scale from HERE. https://ebay.us/m/GbiTZP
Starting with a black and white study to focus purely on Tonal Values.
The Tool: Use a Munsell Value Scale to check your accuracy.
Hands On: By dividing our paper with masking tape we will create two studies. Black and White and a limited color palette study.
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. By limiting color choices, students can focus entirely on edge handling, shapes, and depth without being overwhelmed by a full palette.
Painting simple subjects (TBD, fruit, landscapes, or still life)
Demo + review and show real life example.
Values are the work horses of painting.
Values are the work horses of painting.
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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.”
Hue refers to the actual family of a color (such as red, blue, or yellow) or its position on the color wheel, independent of its value or saturation.
Lightfastness is 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 1 for pure black to 9 for pure white. Black, white and the grays between them are called “neutral colors”.
Pigment Color Index refers to all pigments having 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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