Sense of Place: Color Harmony and Space- Final Project

Purpose:

This project explores depth and the expressive use of color through color harmony. 

Task:

Effectively mix color to create depth (space) in a landscape or interior scene using expressive color harmony. This is completed on the thick 9" x 12" Bristol Board.

Step 1: Check feedback on your submitted black and white images, and watch the step by step process and mixing guide ( released by Monday at midnight) 

Step 2:  Print, (full page 8.5x 11 paper)  and transfer, trace or draw the outline shapes of your image onto your bristol board, including the border of your image , as shown in the demonstration. 

Step 3:  Select your color harmony out of the following: 

• Monochromatic
• Analogous
• Complementary 
• Triadic 

Label your submission with your chosen color harmony for both this weeks, and next weeks submission

Step 4: Begin filling in large shapes of color first, following the mixing demo 

Student work examples: Analogous, Complementary 

Objectives: 

-Utilize prior objectives: Translate accurate value matching 

-Develop color mixing skills to vary temperature, saturation, and hue 

-Develop color mixing skills to convey a color harmony 

- Execute your design with excellent craft: Neat edges and blending, no white of paper showing through, smooth opaque (solid) tone.

Materials: 

Bristol Board

Acrylic Primary Set 

Assortment of brushes 

Water container

Flat palette for mixing: Plate, cookie sheet, disposable palette etc. 

Ruler/ Pencil 

Format Requirements:

9" x 12" Bristol Board

Grading Criteria:

• Color is accurately value matched to reference
• Craft in Construction: Neat edges and blending, no white of paper showing through, smooth opaque (solid) tone.
• Accurately depicts color harmony
• Color harmony is labeled with image 
• Space depicted through color variation (hue, saturation, value)