Learning Objectives:
- Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate colored pencil techniques through incredible craftsmanship.
- Students will be able to design engaging compositions using limited subject matter.
- Students will demonstrate appropriate color schemes when creating their drawings.
Print / Download Friendly VersionMaterials:
2 sheets of Bristol or Illustration Board
Prismacolor brand color pencils
Color photographs AND / OR real objects of each of the following:
A Number
A String
A Strawberry
A Target
Three objects of your choosing
Sketchbook:
1. Take Notes in Sketchbook from the color theory section found here.
2. Gather all needed materials and work on compositions.
3. Create a color wheel in your sketchbook using colored pencils. Label the primary, secondary and tertiary colors.
4. Label a complementary, analogous, split complementary and triadic color scheme.
5. Use the website Adobe Kuler to create 5 more interesting color schemes. Make sure to note which color theory the schemes are based on.
Project:
In your sketchbook, work out several compositions using at least 3 of the elements from the list above. You must include at least 3. Your compositions should be different from each other.
On 2 separate sheets of Bristol board, draw 5″ by 7″ rectangles.
Using an H or harder pencil, draw the compositions you created in your sketchbook to scale on your sheets of Bristol board. Draw very lightly because graphite will show up under light colored pencils.
Before you start using the colored pencils, work out color combinations in your sketchbook. Make sure you know the color scheme or theory your are going to work with before you start drawing. I will ask “What color scheme are you basing your drawing off of?” Be prepared to know.
Colored pencils can be built up using thin layers to gradually create nice gradations, texture and shadows or applied more heavily for rich, intense colors. If the layer of wax from the colored pencil gets too thick, too quick it may be difficult to lighten it or erase it. Work slowly. Craftsmanship is of utmost importance. No pencil marks should show unless they are an integral part of the composition. One last note. Take care of your work. Fingerprints, smudges and creases will all affect your craftsmanship score.
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