Color Wheel Vocabulary

1. Color Wheel- The spectrum of colors bent

into a circle
2. Hue- Another name for color
3. Primary Colors- Red, yellow, and blue.
4. Secondary Colors- Made by mixing two
primaries; they are orange, violet, and green
5. Intermediate Colors- Made by mixing a
primary with a secondary; they are red-
orange, red violet, blue violet, and so on
6. Tint- Adding white to a color
7. Shade- Adding black to a color
 Homework!
Bring an
image for the
next project.
-A close up
will work best.
-Have good
lighting
-High Quality
 Good Composition?
It must be a normal
rectangle 3
Closeup
Good Lighting
High Quality: Zoom
with your feet 4

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Mirna

Lesley
Marroquin
Angela Nyback
 Project Goals/ Purpose:
To refine your observational drawing skills
To be able to draw contours and match values/details
accurately from observation
To be able to use colors and textures in an effective and
unified way
To be able to create form using texture
To be able to create an expressive work of art

Tips:
1. Use multiple colors for each value
2. Use a unique mark and dont make the skin smooth
3. Dont outline the contours with paint because it will make it look like a
cartoon
4. Spread your marks out farther and farther to create a value fade
 The Background
Step 1
Paint a Value 1 or 2 Solid
Basecoat
Only a little of this will show
through
It covers the white and helps
other layers stick
Step 2
Add Texture and value 1 or 2 colors that relate
emotionally to the photo
Start in one corner and work your way out so the
paint can blend a little
Tip: If you use one color at a time for the texture
layer, it will just look like the colors are sitting on
top of each other
Try double dipping

Dont get
too thick
with the
paint or it
will chip
off
 Texture
Try to come up with
your own unique
marks
Try to make the
colors and the
textures relate
emotionally to the
viewer and the image
Most of the basecoat
should be hidden
Go all of the way up
to the edges with the
texture
 How to Format Your Paper
Cut the white edges
off of the photo
 How to Format Your Paper
Trace the image 4
times next to each
other (with a pencil)
The extra space will
be imagined do
decide what would be
easiest to imagine
His shirt will be easier
to imagine so I will
make sure the excess
space is at the bottom
 How to Format Your Paper
Plot your dots
 How to Format Your Paper
Make everything 2x
bigger
Draw it Out
Imagine the Missing Spaces
 Imagine the Missing Spaces
Its harder to imagine this
 Adding the Value
Use a variety of colors for each value
Space it out farther and farther to fade value
Choose a few dark colors to work with
Value
4-5

1-2

5 4 3 2 1 0
 Adding the Value
Option 2: Use a variety of colors for each value
Space it out farther and farther to fade value
Choose a few dark colors to work with
Value
4-5

1-2

5 4 3 2 1 0
Option 2
Option 2
 For a high grade you must have
the following
No flat areas of paint (not even a little)
Accurate value changes
Make sure you got dark enough/ light
enough
Accurate values/ value changes from
a distance
Accurate shapes
Bell to bell effort
Unified color scheme: no blotchy
colors that are not repeated
throughout. Ex: using yellow on the
forehead and nowhere else
Adding the Value