How to complete this assignment- We began this graded project by having students select a black and white photograph from some newspapers and magazines I provided, or bringing one of their own. You may use any black and white photograph, but it should have a wide range of lights, darks, and middle tones. Next, take a sheet of your 18"x24" paper and with a pencil divide it into 4 equal boxes. Also using pencil, draw a basic contour line version of your photograph in all 4 boxes. Try to make reasonable identical drawings. Next, use your acrylic paints to reproduce each value composition in a specific combination of colors as specified below-
1) Monochromatic palette- use any 1 color plus black and white. Use the straight color for the equivalent value in the source photo, add varying amounts of white to account for lighter values, varying amounts of black to show darker values.
2) Complement palette- use a complement pair (either blue/orange or red/green are recommended) plus black and white. Do a value painting with the cool color (blue or green) shading toward black for the dark/shadow colors, the warm color (orange or red) tinting toward white for the lighter colors, and complement mixes (such as blue + orange) for neutral middle values)
3&4) Choose 2 of the following options. With all these, use the black and cool colors for shadows and dark values, white and warm colors to show light values. Middle values for A and B should be mixed from the warm and cool colors, while for C and D middle values will need to be assigned one of the hues based on which colors you choose.
A) Blue, Yellow, Black and White- Similar to a complement pair, but green acts as your middle value (instead of a gray mixed from complements), with blue as the cool/dark, yellow as the warm/light.
B) Split Complement, Black and White- Choose a color and the two colors on either side of the complement of the first color. For example- if you started with yellow, you would then use blue-violet and red violet, the colors on either side of the true complement (violet).
C) Analogous, Black and White- Analogous colors are any 3 that are in a row on the color wheel. Example- yellow, yellow-green, green, or blue-green, blue, blue-violet. Choose the appropriate colors in your set to act as light, middle, and dark values and gradually mix from one to the next, using black and white to reach the darkest and lightest values.
D) Triad, Black and White- A triad is any 3 equally spaced colors on the color wheel, such as the primaries (red, yellow, blue) , secondaries (green, orange, violet), or intermediates (such as red-violet, yellow-orange, blue-green). Based on the nature of the colors, assign them to the light, middle, and dark values in your composition. Don't mix between the colors, but use them as solidly colored shapes. Black and white can be added to the appropriate colors to reach the full dark and light values.
1) Monochromatic palette- use any 1 color plus black and white. Use the straight color for the equivalent value in the source photo, add varying amounts of white to account for lighter values, varying amounts of black to show darker values.
2) Complement palette- use a complement pair (either blue/orange or red/green are recommended) plus black and white. Do a value painting with the cool color (blue or green) shading toward black for the dark/shadow colors, the warm color (orange or red) tinting toward white for the lighter colors, and complement mixes (such as blue + orange) for neutral middle values)
3&4) Choose 2 of the following options. With all these, use the black and cool colors for shadows and dark values, white and warm colors to show light values. Middle values for A and B should be mixed from the warm and cool colors, while for C and D middle values will need to be assigned one of the hues based on which colors you choose.
A) Blue, Yellow, Black and White- Similar to a complement pair, but green acts as your middle value (instead of a gray mixed from complements), with blue as the cool/dark, yellow as the warm/light.
B) Split Complement, Black and White- Choose a color and the two colors on either side of the complement of the first color. For example- if you started with yellow, you would then use blue-violet and red violet, the colors on either side of the true complement (violet).
C) Analogous, Black and White- Analogous colors are any 3 that are in a row on the color wheel. Example- yellow, yellow-green, green, or blue-green, blue, blue-violet. Choose the appropriate colors in your set to act as light, middle, and dark values and gradually mix from one to the next, using black and white to reach the darkest and lightest values.
D) Triad, Black and White- A triad is any 3 equally spaced colors on the color wheel, such as the primaries (red, yellow, blue) , secondaries (green, orange, violet), or intermediates (such as red-violet, yellow-orange, blue-green). Based on the nature of the colors, assign them to the light, middle, and dark values in your composition. Don't mix between the colors, but use them as solidly colored shapes. Black and white can be added to the appropriate colors to reach the full dark and light values.
