Jan 29 2008
Part 2: Planning Color Scheme, Pastels
Choose a painting/pastel from one of the following three artist’s work: Claude Monet, Paul Signac, or Wolf Kahn.
Pay close attention to color scheme; choose a color scheme that works best for your landscape. You will be using a limited color palette.
Notice how many of these artist use unnatural color schemes; in other words, many do not use “realistic” colors.
Once you choose a painting from which to base your color scheme, do the following:
1. Open a Word document and paste the image onto the page.
2. Write the title of the painting, the artist and date created.
3. Describe the colors used and name of the color scheme.
4. Record the mood of the landscape you are trying to imitate.
On a separate piece of paper, using masking tape, grid four quadrants and complete the following exersices, using colors from your chosen color scheme:
1. Blending
2. Smudging
3. Layering
4. Scumbling
As you experiment with the above techniques, pay close attention to the types and kinds of marks that the artist makes; try to imitate the artist’s marks.
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