During the first session of our Acrylic Studio we will explore mixing paint to achieve color and tone. This will be achieved by creating the series of tonal and chromatic scales described below.
You'll begin with black, white, transparent medium and red, yellow and blue. Each color should be mixed with 80 percent paint to 20 percent medium. Mix enough paint to create a series of 7 one by one inch swatches which touch as the notes do below Try to mix paint that is opaque and smooth in its application to the paper or canvas If it is too streaky or thick you'll need to extend the paint by adding more medium and wetting your brush.
Goal: To complete the sets of tonal and chromatic scales listed below during our first studio session.
Examining Grayscale and Tone / Light to Dark
You'll begin with black, white, transparent medium and red, yellow and blue. Each color should be mixed with 80 percent paint to 20 percent medium. Mix enough paint to create a series of 7 one by one inch swatches which touch as the notes do below Try to mix paint that is opaque and smooth in its application to the paper or canvas If it is too streaky or thick you'll need to extend the paint by adding more medium and wetting your brush.
Goal: To complete the sets of tonal and chromatic scales listed below during our first studio session.
Examining Grayscale and Tone / Light to Dark
All paint should be extended with 20 percent transparent medium before beginning!
A. Black to White in seven notes. The first swatch should be black, the last white and the middle of the seven swatches should be mid tone gray, such as the fifth note from the left above.
B. Black to White in seven notes using NO WHITE PAINT, only transparent medium. The first swatch should be black, the last white, using ONLY the medium and the middle of the seven swatches should be mid tone gray, such as the fifth note from the left above - these notes will be the consistentcy of stained glass, trasparent and relying on the white of the paper and the amount of black you use to acheive their tonal range.
C. Monochromatic Scale: Red to Black in seven notes. The mid tone should be close to maroon in color.
D. Monochromatic Scale: Red to White in seven notes. The mid tone should be close to pink in color.
E. Red to White in seven notes using NO WHITE PAINT. The mid tone should be close to pink in color using only transparent medium. The first swatch should be red, the last white, using ONLY the medium and red in various amounts. The color will resemble stained glass - trasparent and relying on the white of the paper and the amount of red you use to acheive tonal range.
F. Complimentary Scale - Red on one end of the scale, Green on the other. This middle should show a an earth color and a progression of neurtral colors which become redder or greener depending on which end of the scale they are heading toward.
G. Secondary Scale - Add Red to one end of the scale, Yellow to the other and the middle color should be Orange. The colors between Orange and Red should be gradually redder, between Orange and Yellow should be gradually warmer with more yellow!
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Grayscale Dark to Light
Tonal Relativity
Monochromatic Color
Tone in relation to Color
Color Wheel with Complimentary Arrows
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