Friday, February 28, 2020

2/28/20 Introduction to Art

Today's Class- Today we continued with color, a formal introduction to the idea.  We used the watercolors to create a color wheel, and to do an exercise in complementary colors.  We opened with a few dozen slides on the history of color in art, then got onto the exercises.  

How to make this up- The class made a 12 step color wheel (primary colors, secondary colors, intermediate colors) and then an exercise in complementary colors.  


The instructions and details for completing the two exercises can be found here.  

These are portfolio exercises and can be made up any time before the end of the semester for full credit.

Homework- Anyone who was present today and had their materials is all caught up in this area, so no new homework there, but I just want to remind everyone that the rough draft of the museum assignment is due in few weeks, after we return from Spring Break, so if you haven't done your museum visit yet, you should go soon.

If you had no paint materials today, or are missing any of the previous exercises, nothing is due until the end of the semester, but you are better off not waiting too long to make them up.  As the semester moves on, work in this class and your other classes will increase.

For next class March 6, 2020- We take a break from color to look at the history of another medium- photography, as well as to do an exercise in photography.  This will be a take home assignment, to be done on your own time as a portfolio exercise, which will be received on paper next week.  The class period will also include a tour of the building, with as many studios and galleries as are open, to show some of the possibilities of art.  Since the assignment will be done on your own, no need to bring any materials to class next week, as you would otherwise need to carry them around once we leave the room.