Painting from photographs is a technique that the Impressionists put to good use. They aimed to accurately record light and colour in their paintings. In this next project the Grade 8 are going to put their own colour mixing skills to use.
They will be creating a reproduction of a photograph, drawing or painting and applying their understanding of colour and value as they determine how to reproduce the picture using a limited colour palette. They will paint using only Complementary Colours + the tints and shades of those colours to create their own impression of the image they choose. This project will challenge the students to apply what they know and understand about the Elements and Principles of Design as they choose which details to incorporate into their design and which to change or lose.
Grade 8 Studio Work
The students will be asked to:
1. Choose a drawing or painting to work with;
2. Sketch interpretation of the drawing or painting into Development Sketchbook;
3. Keep a copy of the original artwork as a source and document the process throughout the whole assignment on a regular basis;
4. While sketching choose to simplify the image or add relevant detail;
5. When sketch is completed decide on colours and lightly mark in pencil where those colours will be placed (colour map);
6. Transfer completed and approved drawing to a larger piece of art paper to complete the actual painting;
7. Mix all colours using the basic 5 (white, black, red, blue, yellow) and refer to Colour Charts for Value and Intensity levels.
