Color Studies Final:
Four Seasons
In Class
Exercise and Outside Assignment
• Create four related images that
express, visually, the idea of the four seasons. The idea of the seasons is to
be communicated through the use of color and is not to rely on illustrative
content. Bare branches in winter are an example of obvious illustrative content
and are unacceptable. Inspiration can be derived from the natural world,
culture (as in seasonal holidays) or personal associations. It may be helpful
to revisit the altered palette projects and use combined saturations
(prismatic, muted, chromatic gray) to create an overall seasonal tone or mood.
Avoid seasonal color clichés. Pastels for spring; blue, white and gray for
winter, and grade school leaf colors for autumn are all examples of seasonal
color clichés. Again, these colors can be used in the work, but they are not
allowed to carry the piece. Artwork relying on seasonal color clichés and
obvious illustrative content to convey the idea will receive a failing grade.
• Do not use a color more than once in
each piece
• Materials: Gouache, Color-aid paper
and Bristol
• Mount your 7x10” studies on 9x12”
Bristol. Use a 1” border. Craft is important. Keep border clean.
In Class Assignment:
Brainstorm ideas about what you might want to include in the
composition. You might want to abstract
nature, or use relevant and subjective subject matter, or employ an entirely
abstract design. Make a list of 10
ideas in your brainstorming process.
From this you will choose 4-5 ideas/concepts you have for the project.
Create 4-8 sketches on each the various ideas that you
have. You should have a minimum of 16 sketches in
your sketchbook. Better planning makes
for a better final design. Consult
your instructor for help and reflection into more effective, interesting, and
unique ways to express the concept both visually through design and with the
incorporation of color using various theories or explorations you have learned
during the semester.
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