Pinsker, Art 1 Unit 3: Color
This unit will introduce you to exploratory color, pattern design, and color theory.
Assignment 1: 50 Color Painting
You will generate a line-­‐based design and paint it with 50 different colors.
(Medium: Tempera Paint)
DUE____________
Vocabulary: Primary Colors-­‐ Red, Blue and Yellow. The colors that are used to make all other colors.
Secondary Colors-­‐ colors created from the primary colors: Green, Orange, Violet (Purple).
Tertiary Colors-­‐ created by mixing a primary and a secondary color together.
Complementary Colors-­‐ opposite colors on the color wheel (across from each other).
Symmetry-­‐ parts on either side of a dividing line are the same.
Asymmetry-­‐ parts on either side of a dividing line are different. (opposite of symmetry)
Radial design-­‐ involves lines or shapes that relate the center (move in / out / around it). Assignment 2: Color Wheel Design
You will learn the fundamentals of color theory and design a color wheel with a unifying theme that displays your knowledge.
(Medium: Tempera Paint)
DUE____________
Vocabulary: Hue-­‐ color in its purest form (before it becomes a tint, shade or tone).
Tint-­‐ any color mixed with white.
Shade-­‐ any color mixed with black.
Tone -­‐ any color mixed with gray.
Value-­‐ the lightness or darkness of a color (same as value in Unit 1-­‐2, but pertaining to colors). Intensity-­‐ The purity of a color (how intense or dull it is. Adding white/black dulls colors).
Assignment 3: Name Tile Painting
You will generate a symmetrical pattern based on your name and paint it using the principles of color theory.
(Medium: Tempera Paint)
DUE____________
Vocabulary: Representational Art-­‐ art that contains recognizable objects (people, animals, everyday objects, etc.)
Non-­‐Representational Art-­‐ art that does NOT contain recognizable objects (patterns, designs, etc.)
Calligraphy-­‐ the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush. Color Scheme-­‐ a speciSic set or combination of colors that are used in an image/drawing/painting, etc.
**Check you Color Scheme Design Worksheet and discuss your speciIic Color Scheme!**
Written Reflection:
•1/2 page per assignment (minimum).
*Example sentence: • What did you learn? What did you like/dislike? How might your experience help you in future art projects? In the ___________________ assignment, I learned about ____________________. I used _______________ in my artwork to show.... •Use unit vocabulary terms (above) and give speciIic examples of those terms in your writing.*
(give a speciIic example of how you used the vocabulary term in your artwork).