Description

In this class we will explore and demystify the issues and theories surrounding color and its application as it pertains to painting. The class will cover the foundations of color identification and will introduce the student to elements of color psychology such as gestalt, simultaneous contrast and optical mixing. Exercises include working in paint to learn about the properties that make up colors and how to train the eye to identify these traits. A history of color use and how color theory has evolved in art will be provided through slides lectures. Class will cover how color is an aid to communication in a visual language idiom and how to begin identifying color in the context of a work of art. If you are a visual artist and wish to learn more about color so you may have a better handle on your visual vocabulary, this course is for you.
Materials. Acrylic paints are recommended. Cad yellow, orange and red. ultramarine blue, dioxazine purple, emerald green, neutral grey 5, black and white. canvas pads 16×20, artist tape, disposable palette, rags, palette knives, brushes of your choice, but include several size flats, one canvas, size of your choice, for final project, quart containers for water and matte medium.