Ruling Pens
Instructions:
•Hold the pen downward and place a small amount of ink/acrylic paint between the blades. (You may dilute the paint with water.)
•The regular ruling pen has blades that can be adjusted to draw different widths of lines. Set the nibs to draw the desired width of line by turning the thumbscrew.
•Fill the pen ¼ from the tip with your medium
•When using a guide: hold the pen with the inside, or stiff, blade against the ruler or other guide.
Tips:
•Do not hold the pen over the drawing while filling.
•Do not put too much ink in the pen; about 1/4 to 5/16 in is generally sufficient.
•Do not allow your medium to get on the outside of the blades. Have a pen wiper at hand (soft lintless cloth or tissue paper).
•Keep the pen clean by frequent wiping outside the blades as well as between them-- always wipe it carefully after using.
•Keep both nibs of the pen in contact with the drawing surface
•Keep the blades of the pen parallel to the direction of the line.
•Do not press the pen nibs hard against a ruler or guide
•Do not screw the nibs of the pen too tight.
If you have faulty lines:
*Pen may need sharpening
Compass:
Instructions:
•Remove the pencil leg and insert the pen leg
•Adjust the needlepoint until it is slightly longer than the pen point
•Adjust the joints of the compass so that the legs are perpendicular to the drawing surface
•Always draw a circle in one stroke, inclining the compasses slightly in the direction of the line and rolling the handle between the thumb and the finger
Sketchbook Exercises:
#1 Practice using the ruling pen to create clean lines and circles with any paint color. Lines should be consistent in thickness, be straight and have clear beginnings and endings. Circles should be just as consistent in line width and be continuous. Mix the acrylic paint with water so that it will flow enough with the pen, but be careful not to use too much water. Too much water may make it transparent or drip on your paper.
#2 Create 2 full-page compositions utilizing the ruling pen. Chose a color scheme, saturation transition, or temperature transition to work with and use one or more solid colors for the background. Your design will be comprised of lines and circles made with the ruling pen. Think carefully about your design.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Paper Engineering
3-D Paper Engineering:
Use handouts provided in class to create a 3-D book structure.
Use handouts provided in class to create a 3-D book structure.
Surface
Sketchbook Exercise
In your color sketchbooks you will make Matte vs. Gloss scales for all of your tubes of color. Each scale will have 3 sections. Your first swatch will be a hue plus matte medium, the second will be the hue straight out of the tube and the third will be the hue plus gloss.
Assignment
Matte Vs. Gloss
Directions:
Materials:
Acrylic Paints, Matte Medium, Gloss Medium, Bristol Board, Optional: Ruling Pen
References- Matte vs. Gloss scales
Matte vs. Gloss Color
1. Begin by developing your design in your sketchbook. The design for this project should use the principle of figure-ground or positive negative.
2. Prepare your surface: Your image will be a 10” square area with a minimum of ½” borders surrounding it. Your board will be 11” square.
3. Painting: Choose a hue to fill the entire area of the design with. Keep it clean, flat and opaque. Paint your design on the top of the dried paint using gloss and matte medium where appropriate. Another option is to block out areas of shape with removable tape and paint each shape separately by mixing the gloss/matte medium with the paint. You will be using only one hue. The success of this project relies on the level of reflection defining the design’s negative and positive shapes. Consider using your ruling pen to define edges of shapes.
Keep your design simple. Your design should be painted in a neat and flat manner. Punctual completion, presentation and accuracy of color mixing are the primary factors in determining your grade.
In your color sketchbooks you will make Matte vs. Gloss scales for all of your tubes of color. Each scale will have 3 sections. Your first swatch will be a hue plus matte medium, the second will be the hue straight out of the tube and the third will be the hue plus gloss.
Assignment
Matte Vs. Gloss
Directions:
Materials:
Acrylic Paints, Matte Medium, Gloss Medium, Bristol Board, Optional: Ruling Pen
References- Matte vs. Gloss scales
Matte vs. Gloss Color
1. Begin by developing your design in your sketchbook. The design for this project should use the principle of figure-ground or positive negative.
2. Prepare your surface: Your image will be a 10” square area with a minimum of ½” borders surrounding it. Your board will be 11” square.
3. Painting: Choose a hue to fill the entire area of the design with. Keep it clean, flat and opaque. Paint your design on the top of the dried paint using gloss and matte medium where appropriate. Another option is to block out areas of shape with removable tape and paint each shape separately by mixing the gloss/matte medium with the paint. You will be using only one hue. The success of this project relies on the level of reflection defining the design’s negative and positive shapes. Consider using your ruling pen to define edges of shapes.
Keep your design simple. Your design should be painted in a neat and flat manner. Punctual completion, presentation and accuracy of color mixing are the primary factors in determining your grade.
Dominant Color
Major Assignment: Dominant Color Painting
“How important it is to know how to mix on the palette those colors which have no name and yet are the real foundation of everything”… Van Gogh
Color swatches have been used by painters for a long time… swatches are a form of drawing…they are the most direct form of visual-color thinking…when a painter wants to change color in a painting, he or she places the color object (swatch) next to a color in the painting so as to visually compare its position. The swatch visually answers the question… does the color that is on the surface have to be darker, redder, more neutral?... color for the painter is not a name, it is a visual object.
Materials:
Prepared Stretched Canvas 16" x 16", Acrylic paints, Monoject syringe for measuring paint
References- Dominant Color Palette
1. Begin by developing your design in your sketchbook. Your choice in design for this project is up to you. It may be representational, geometric or abstract.
2. Prepare your surface: Stretch your 16”x16” canvas and cover it with gesso. Use sandpaper for any rough patches.
3. Design: Recreate your design using a ruler, compass, stencils, tracing paper and/or transfer paper for precise measurements. Use light pencil on your canvas to redraw your design.
4. Choosing your dominant color:
There are many possibilities for choosing your dominant color.
• Look at the work you have done over the past few months…
Is there a one color being used more than others?
Use opposition: is there a color you hate?
Use color as a symbol: if your painting is about fear- use the dominant color of fear
Use color as convention: use a color that represents something, i.e. blue for heaven
Use local color of an object: yellow school bus
5. Swatches:
•Choose one color to be your dominant color. A dominant color does not have to be one specific pigment it could be a combination of two. Your dominant color can also be black, white, gray or an earth color.
•What other pigments will you add to your dominant color? Think about how colors interact. If your dominant color is red a green would set up a neutral color situation. It would de-saturate the red, a blue would produce violets and give it cool sensations, a yellow would produce orange-reds and give it warm sensations, and a violet would produce clearer red violets and create warm orange earthy colors. Also, take into consideration how the hue shifts and value contrasts. Is there clear (saturated) vs. neutral areas or is it more one than the other.
•Begin with an equal mixture of your dominant plus additive color
•Use toners—a third group of colors that have a neutral appearance… earth colors, black, white, or gray
Add various quantities of toners to your dominant additive mixes. A standard earth tone is an equal mixture of Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber. This gives a grayed effect to most color mixtures.
• When creating your 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"swatches put the paint on evenly without too much texture. Do not dilute the paint. We want to see the exact color of the pigment.
* Step back and make wise choices when picking out your palette. Be aware of when the dominant color is no longer dominant and becomes the additive color- in this case you may want to add more of the dominant color to your mixture.
•Make swatches of assorted colors all containing your dominant hue. Make several and choose a palette from these. A minimum of 10 colors is necessary. Take into consideration color interaction and all you have learned thus far. Put your swatches and palette choice in your sketchbook.
Tips:
- Mix your paint with a palette knife
- Mix equal amounts of the dominant color with the additive color to begin
- Use your Monoject to measure and record amounts of paint in case you need to mix your paint again.
-Add white or Black to further alter the color or to create either a high key (lighter end of the grayscale), middle key or low key (darker end of the grayscale) painting
- When mixing only two colors together, do only 5 swatches—the others would be more or less repeats
6. Paint your canvas.
Keep your design simple. Your design should be painted in a neat and flat manner. Punctual completion, presentation and accuracy of color mixing are the primary factors in determining your grade.
“How important it is to know how to mix on the palette those colors which have no name and yet are the real foundation of everything”… Van Gogh
Color swatches have been used by painters for a long time… swatches are a form of drawing…they are the most direct form of visual-color thinking…when a painter wants to change color in a painting, he or she places the color object (swatch) next to a color in the painting so as to visually compare its position. The swatch visually answers the question… does the color that is on the surface have to be darker, redder, more neutral?... color for the painter is not a name, it is a visual object.
Materials:
Prepared Stretched Canvas 16" x 16", Acrylic paints, Monoject syringe for measuring paint
References- Dominant Color Palette
1. Begin by developing your design in your sketchbook. Your choice in design for this project is up to you. It may be representational, geometric or abstract.
2. Prepare your surface: Stretch your 16”x16” canvas and cover it with gesso. Use sandpaper for any rough patches.
3. Design: Recreate your design using a ruler, compass, stencils, tracing paper and/or transfer paper for precise measurements. Use light pencil on your canvas to redraw your design.
4. Choosing your dominant color:
There are many possibilities for choosing your dominant color.
• Look at the work you have done over the past few months…
Is there a one color being used more than others?
Use opposition: is there a color you hate?
Use color as a symbol: if your painting is about fear- use the dominant color of fear
Use color as convention: use a color that represents something, i.e. blue for heaven
Use local color of an object: yellow school bus
5. Swatches:
•Choose one color to be your dominant color. A dominant color does not have to be one specific pigment it could be a combination of two. Your dominant color can also be black, white, gray or an earth color.
•What other pigments will you add to your dominant color? Think about how colors interact. If your dominant color is red a green would set up a neutral color situation. It would de-saturate the red, a blue would produce violets and give it cool sensations, a yellow would produce orange-reds and give it warm sensations, and a violet would produce clearer red violets and create warm orange earthy colors. Also, take into consideration how the hue shifts and value contrasts. Is there clear (saturated) vs. neutral areas or is it more one than the other.
•Begin with an equal mixture of your dominant plus additive color
•Use toners—a third group of colors that have a neutral appearance… earth colors, black, white, or gray
Add various quantities of toners to your dominant additive mixes. A standard earth tone is an equal mixture of Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber. This gives a grayed effect to most color mixtures.
• When creating your 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"swatches put the paint on evenly without too much texture. Do not dilute the paint. We want to see the exact color of the pigment.
* Step back and make wise choices when picking out your palette. Be aware of when the dominant color is no longer dominant and becomes the additive color- in this case you may want to add more of the dominant color to your mixture.
•Make swatches of assorted colors all containing your dominant hue. Make several and choose a palette from these. A minimum of 10 colors is necessary. Take into consideration color interaction and all you have learned thus far. Put your swatches and palette choice in your sketchbook.
Tips:
- Mix your paint with a palette knife
- Mix equal amounts of the dominant color with the additive color to begin
- Use your Monoject to measure and record amounts of paint in case you need to mix your paint again.
-Add white or Black to further alter the color or to create either a high key (lighter end of the grayscale), middle key or low key (darker end of the grayscale) painting
- When mixing only two colors together, do only 5 swatches—the others would be more or less repeats
6. Paint your canvas.
Keep your design simple. Your design should be painted in a neat and flat manner. Punctual completion, presentation and accuracy of color mixing are the primary factors in determining your grade.
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