COLOR THEORY
10/16/06 Art Docent Session with Beverly Gilbert
"Fall Leaves" by YN
"Fall Leaves" by AC
"Fall Leaves" by AH
"Fall Leaves" by BG
"Fall Leaves" by JM
"Fall Leaves" by JR
"Fall Leaves" by LL
"Fall Leaves" by T
Color Mixing
Mix on paper with Oil Pastels and Water Color Paints
• Primary colors
o Red
o Yellow
o Blue
• Secondary colors – mixture of 2 primary colors
o Red + Yellow = Orange
o Yellow + Blue = Green
o Blue + Red = Violet (Purple)
Color Relationships
• Monochromatic – Using one color (including light and dark)
• Analogous – Using colors next to each other on the color wheel
• Complementary – Using colors opposite each other on the color wheel
Fall Leaves: Study of Analogous Colors, Complementary Color, Wax-Resist Technique (I got this wonderful project idea from Eva Johansson)
• Cover sheet of paper with oil pastels in ‘Analogous colors’ : Yellow, Orange, Red
• Tear into small pieces “leaves”
• Imagine looking up into the branches of a tree. Then on clean sheet of paper draw branches with brown oil pastel
• Paste “leaves” onto branches
• Cover sheet with blue (Complementary of Orange) water color paint
