PROJECT 14 - WATERCOLOR - Palette

Objectives:

• Students should exhibit skills at mixing watercolors to achieve desired hues.
• Students should demonstrate the properties of the various watercolors including transparency, intensity, and chroma.
• Students should demonstrate skills in using brushes, paper, etc.

Task:

1. Using watercolor block, lay out a grid a one-inch grid, using 1/4 inch art tape.  You'll need two, side-by-side squares for each of the colors in your palette. 

2. Using a moderate chroma, paint each of the hues in your palette across two lines in a rectangle, the first with wet-on-dry and the second wet-on-wet as will be demonstrated in class. Prior to painting each, label the hue.

3. Determine which of the hues are transparent and which are opaque by attempting to "lift" as the instructor will demonstrate.

4. On a second sheet of paper, mix colors in the V-Shaped fashion as will be demonstrated in class. Label

References:

Lin: DRAWING AND DESIGNING WITH CONFIDENCE.
Lin: ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING TECHNIQUES, pp. 9, 33, 89.
Paul Laseau: INK LINE SKETCHING
Doyle: COLOR DRAWING, PP. 7 - 155.

Materials needed:

Watercolor paper (block paper is suggested)
Watercolor brushes
jars for water
Pallette for mixing colors
Pencils
1/4 inch art tape

Deadline:  *THIS PALETTE IS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS ON THIS DATE

Assigned: Thursday, Oct. 6
Due: Thursday, Oct. 6; end of class
The pen and ink drawing done for the beginning of class on Oct. 6th will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, Oct. 11

Approximate time to complete: 3 to 4 hours

For comments, contact Dennis L. Law (email):dela@ksu.edu

revised: 29 Sept. 05