Landscape Project:Painting Techniques

Practice

Color Wheel and Value Scale Practice• Use your 11”X14” piece of

posterboard to practice mixing color to create an acrylic paint color wheel and to explore blending/creating value when you create your value scales.

• Take process notes on your posterboard sample as you work with the paint- take note of any “roadblocks” you encounter and troubleshooting you do as you go along.

• Why do you think we are doing all of this? (Why important?)

-practice painting techniques- get used to the medium/materials before diving in-resource to look back at when we’re fully “in” the project

Color Wheel

• Using only the primary colors, you will practice mixing paint to create your acrylic paint color wheels.

• Label your color wheel

Value Scales• Choose two primary, two secondary, and three tertiary colors for your

value scale practice. (ex- primary: blue, yellow; secondary: orange, green; tertiary: blue-green, red-violet, red-orange)

• Your Challenge: You may only use black to achieve the darkest value for the color blue. That’s it. For all other colors, you must work with the primaries to develop your darker values.• Label your value scales and take notes! You will definitely encounter some things that require problem-solving when you get to this part, so jot down some notes that you can use as a reference later on.

RubricColor Wheel___/25 Mixed Colors- You used the primary colors to create the hues on your color wheel, and you have included all primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.___/25 Labeling/Notes- You labeled your color wheel correctly and took notes related to discoveries made during the color mixing experience___/25 Craftsmanship- Your color wheel is neat, clean, and complete.___/25 Effort- You managed your time wisely, engaged in experimentation, and problem-solved when challenges arose.

Value Scales___/25 Created Value- You used blending techniques to create a gradual shift between lights, mid tones, and darks. You only used black to achieve darks for the color blue- for all other colors, you used only the primaries to develop the darker values.___/25 Labeling/Notes- You labeled your value scales correctly and took notes related to discoveries made during the color mixing experience.___/25 Craftsmanship- Your value scales are neat, clean, and complete- you have two primary, two secondary, and three tertiary color value scales.___/25 Effort- You managed your time wisely, engaged in experimentation, and problem-solved when challenges arose.

WORDY WEDNESDAYFIRST, Look up the following terms on Artlex:

Pigment Direct Painting UnderpaintingGesso Glazing ScumblingWash Stippling Wet-into-Wet Dry brush Viscosity ImpastoAlla Prima

SECOND, use the knowledge you have gained during class time these past few days as well as supplemental research to answer these questions about painting materials (add this to your Wordy Wednesday page): 1. Describe the key characteristics of the following types of paint: Acrylic, Oil,

Watercolor. 2. Write down a characteristic of the following brush types: Synthetic, Natural

Hair. 3. Explain what each of the following brush shapes are best used for: Flats,

Rounds, Filberts.

Think about the reasons one would render a landscape…

What might play a role in deciding what space you will explore in your landscape painting?

On a new page in your sketchbook, write down and answer the following questions for Thursday (4/23):

-What is an outdoor space that you find aesthetically pleasing?

-What is an outdoor space that you find interesting?

-What is an outdoor space that you have a personal connection with?

Gather Your Resource Photos

Option One: Bring in two or more of your own photos.

Option Two: Use one of Ms. Grant’s photos.

Option Three: Collect four or more online resources and combine elements of each to create your own, new composition.***Why do you think I would make you do this?

Copyright laws… anything that could be construed as taking another person’s creative property is plagiarism, which is illegal.

What’s Due When:• Everyone must have the three questions

answered by tomorrow, April 23rd .• Resource Photos:

-If you want a challenge, and you want your work to be considered for an exhibition opportunity at VCUarts (!!!!!!), you must have these by tomorrow, April 23rd. (*If you want to use one of my photos, you will need to choose one by the end of class today)

-Otherwise, resource photos are due by Friday, April 24th. (*If you want to use one of my photos, you will need to choose one by the end of class Thursday)

Landscape Techniques Practice• Divide the other side of your posterboard sample into

four quadrants. In each of the quadrants, practice painting techniques specific to aspects of landscapes.

In one quadrant, practice techniques for rendering cloudsIn one quadrant, practice techniques for rendering grass

Landscape Techniques Practice• In the remaining quadrants,

you may choose for yourself what landscape techniques you will explore (ex: mountains, trees, sunset, a body of water, etc…)

Landscape Techniques Practice, contd.

Forest/Trees

RubricLandscape Painting Techniques___/20 Four Techniques Explored- In one quadrant you rendered clouds, in one you rendered grass, and you picked two of your own choosing for the last quadrants.___/20 Color Mixing- You created a variety of hues and range of values in an attempt to match the colors of your landscape resource photo(s)___/20 Painting Techniques- You employed wet-into-wet and dry-brushing techniques in an effort to capture the essence of the various aspects of your landscape (ex: you used dry-brushing techniques to convey a sense of “wispiness” in your cloud sample)

___/20 Craftsmanship- Your landscape painting techniques samples are neat, clean and complete.___/20 Effort- You managed your time wisely, engaged in experimentation, and problem-solved when challenges arose.

Work by High School Students

Preliminary Sketching/Brainstorming Requirements

• Use your resource photos to do two half page sketches in your sketchbook:

1. For your first sketch, lightly sketch the composition in pencil. Then, add a wash layer of paint to the sketch

2. 2. For your second sketch, use only paint: start by using the Alla Prima technique in which you sketch the composition using paint

Alla Prima sketch based on the resource photo above

The Landscape Project:Getting Started

Pre-mix your palette…

In what ways do you think doing this will be helpful?

Start with an Alla Prima Sketching…

Start Blocking in Color (Wash-Light Paint Application)

• Work very quickly and loosely

• Your goal is to get paint on the canvas- build this first layer of paint across the whole canvas before moving on to the next layers.

*What kind of brush would be ideal for this stage?

Gradually Build on Those Initial Layers…

• Start moving into darker colors

• Still keeping those brush strokes fairly loose

• Avoid doing detail work when you’re blocking in- remember, you’re trying to get the canvas completely covered in “overall” color

• Still working very quickly during these initial phases

*Why do you think it is important to build up

these layers gradually?

Keep Blocking In/Begin Initial Refining

Steps in the Painting Process1. Set Up Your Palette (Make sure you have a

way to save the paint you mix!).2. Start with an Alla Prima sketch.3. Start blocking in color with washes/light paint

application (cover the whole canvas with color).

4. Build on those initial layers.5. Keep building layers/start refining.6. Detail work.

Rubric__/25 Composition: You have used your resource photos to aid you in creating an interesting composition- you altered the image as needed to ensure ethical practices of borrowing. Your work demonstrates knowledge of the elements and principles of design.

__/25 Color Mixing (Palette Development): Throughout the painting process you pre-mixed colors, paying close attention to variation in hue, value, and intensity. Your palette closely correlates with the colors present in your resource photos- if pursuing emotional color, it is done with intention.

__/25 Building Up Layers: You built up your layers of paint gradually, starting with light washes to block in color and progressively moving into thicker application of paint.

__/25 Craftsmanship: Your final work is neat, clean, and complete- shows evidence of strong and controlled mark-making throughout the piece.

__/25 Effort: You managed your time in and outside of class wisely and you problem-solved as needed. You took the initiative to discuss any roadblocks you encountered with the instructor as soon as they arose.