Project 1 / Part 1

Project One: Scales of Attributes in the Subtractive System / Part 1
We will start this project in class on Wednesday, and it is due on Monday, January 24 at the beginning of class (we will then commence part two of the assignment). This project is meant to help internalize the three basic attributes of subtractive color; the differences between them and how they interact with each other. This project is meant to begin the internalizing of the three basic attributes of subtractive color - hue, value, and saturation - the differences between them and how they interact with each other. It is also meant to begin or continue familiarization with clean and even paint handling. Use one full sheet of paper for each chart, and sets of charts. a) Hue / Basic 2-D Geometric Structure of Color: Re-create the traditional subtractive color wheel with primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries. Draw chart in pencil, and then fill in with color. Please use the paint straight out of the tube for primaries and secondary colors. Mix commercial primary and secondaries to make your own tertiaries (material mixtures do not always follow theoretical principles). b) Saturation: Using square increments, create a saturation chart using the 3 traditional subtractive primaries and their complements. In three separate gamuts, use 7 increments between colors and make the middle square the midpoint, and therefore neutral hue between the two complements used. Each exercise will be executed in paint and will be on a separate sheet of Bristol; that is you will hand in two sheets of paper. You must use two coats of paint to get an opaque and uniform paint surface. Be as neat, slow, and careful as you can be. Some people can do this freehand, others find that using artist's tape helps them, while others paint messily, and cut our squares with X-acto knife later. Each square increment of color should be no smaller than 3/4" and no bigger that 1". You will be graded on both accuracy as well as neat presentation. Work carefully and take your time. Please be sure to have your own pushpins to hang them up at the start of class.