Colour Objects Assignment (Assignment Text and Images)

Chalk Pastel and Conte

The examples of colour object drawings presented here  demonstrate drawing with local colour through a process of layering, colour mixing and editing.

Editing and Layering with Mediums:
When editing and layering mediums it is extremely important to research and investigate different mediums in terms of what allows for a maximum use of colour mixing. As well research, experiment and investigate on test sheets to determine which drawing mediums are transparent and which drawing mediums are opaque. The opaque drawing materials and mediums will be very useful for covering (layering over) "mistakes". Overall some mediums work better over some than others. For example oil pastel can be used on top of any medium (provided that medium is dry or has dried) but in terms of editing or layering over oil pastel there is not any medium that can be layered on top of oil pastel. So scraping will be required to remove unwanted oil pastel. Experiment and investigate to see how mediums interact when different mediums are combined.



Assignment Objectives:
The majority of examples demonstrate a strategic use of colour (colour in relation to mixing and considering full ranges of hues: primary, secondary, tertiary colours, as well as tints, neutrals, complimentary and analogous colour systems, pure/intense and muted colour) Most of the posted examples demonstrate a focus on local colour with the optical mixing or physical mixing of colour systems.

In addition to the strategic use of colour, selective use of detail, contrast (and lack of contrast), range of sharp and soft edges are all used to convey spatial characteristics of the objects.

Proportions will be a consideration but illusion of local colour, mass and space will be the primary concerns for the colour objects drawing assignment. As well many examples present an example of textured, reflective and or transparent surfaces.

Depicting one or more of those three surface types previously discussed in addition to the objects having a coloured surface would be beneficial in terms of preparing for and anticipating challenges that will occur in the final project where an interior space drawing will be required. The three surface characteristics will be required as part of the objectives for the final drawing project which will depict a coloured interior space. Generally most of the ideas, methods and tools used in the colour objects assignment will be applicable to the final drawing assignment objectives.

Oil Pastel



Chalk Pastel



Oil Pastel



Chalk Pastel and Conte



Chalk Pastel and Conte



Oil Pastel



Conte



The Following Examples are from Interior Design Media courses:




Marker, Watercolour, Coloured Pencil and Chalk Pastel




Chalk Pastel







The Double Primary Colour Wheel and Information on Colour

The Double Primary Colour Wheel below presents 3 rings of colour along with the warm and cool primaries (double primaries). The two inner rings of the wheel are colours created by mixing various percentages of complimentary colours. These neutral colours that are derived from mixing complimentary colours can allow for a huge range of options when considering colours for shadows and variations of light when depicting planes and mass. In most cases black will not be required if these neutral colours and analogous colours are considered.



Additional Information regarding colour theory and colour systems that should be used in all assignments for class:

Definitions




Complimentary Colour: Hues that are located directly across each other on the colour wheel. When complimentary colours are placed beside each other they optically create a greater sense of intensity. This allows for greater contrast within an area of a drawing/painting. When the complimentary colours are mixed this neutralizes any hue and the intensity of the hue decreases, which may also be used to decrease contrast within an area of a painting. Collectively this becomes essential to a drawing/painting when considering the "push and pull" of colour and shapes within a drawing/painting.






Analagous Colour: Hues that are beside each other on the colour wheel. - Often this colour system can replace or augment the use of white (tinting hues) or when using neutrals (such as browns, grays, blacks, etc) Overall the use of analagous colour presents a sophisticated approach when depicting highlights or shadows in the hue of a coloured shape or space. When using the proper primaries (as demonstrated in the double primaries colour wheel) analgous colours/hues will maintain their intensity.







Value in Colour






Value and Intensity







Three Dimensional Model illustrating what is often considered the three characteristics of colour (Hues, Neutrals and Value)





Mixing Black (and other Neutrals) into pure hues of colour









For further information on colour mixing and colour theory see:

Colour: an Introduction

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Terminology of Colour Mixing