September22, 2009

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Relief Sculpture and Color

Primary colors:Colors that mix to create ALL other colors

1.Red2. Blue3. Yellow

Secondary colors

Colors made with 2 primary colors

1.Green (blue+yellow)

2.Orange (yellow+red)

3.Violet (blue+red)

Intermediate Colors:

Colors made from 1 primary and 1 secondary color (write down a FEW of these examples)

1.Yellow-green (more yellow+green)

2.Yellow-orange (more yellow+orange)

3.Red-violet (more red+violet)

4.Red-orange (more red+orange)

5.Blue-green (more blue+green)

6.Blue-violet (more blue+violet)

Monochrome

One color and it’s values

1. TINT= add white

2. TONE=add black

Complementary Colors:

Colors that are opposite on the color wheel

1. Red & Green (Christmas)

2. Blue & Orange (Chicago Bears)

3. Violet & Yellow (Schurz)

Neutral (Earth) Colors

Brown, beige, tan, gray and black1. Mix complementary colors to get these colors!

Color Scheme: a planned combination of colors

• Includes COMPLEMENTARY colors!

Analogous

Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheel

Warm Colors: think of the sun or fire (oranges, reds, yellows). Usually appear to come forward in space

Cool Colors: think of water (blues, greens, violets). Usually appear to go

back in space

Relief Sculpture :Sculpture that is on a flat surface but raised

Jen Stark

-artist who uses colorful paper and many cuts to create a paper relief sculpture.

Armature: the support system of a sculpture. Usually unseen and

underneath.

Collage: a design created by attaching mostly flat elements (newspaper, wallpaper, text, photos etc) to a

surface.

Emphasis: a principle of art & the focal point in an art work.

Contrast: a principle of art & differences within an artwork to create interest

• Examples: opposite colors, geometric vs. organic shapes, big or small etc

What will I do next?

• Continue building your relief sculpture

• Decide where your Emphasis will be

• Decide upon a color scheme and where the colors will go

• Begin painting values of your chosen color scheme