Breakout Sessions Day One
Expressing Form through Color ~~~~
Sharon Sprung
Sharon Sprung
Identified
basic terms
basic terms
·
Hue
– color
Hue
– color
·
Value
– light, middle and dark
Value
– light, middle and dark
·
Chroma
– Intensity of color
Chroma
– Intensity of color
·
Warm
and cool
Warm
and cool
Munsell
color system: book may be ordered from
Amazon.com. Great worksheets included!
color system: book may be ordered from
Amazon.com. Great worksheets included!
Value 5
(middle) is usually the most chromatic of any color
(middle) is usually the most chromatic of any color
Bear in mind
that whatever you surround your color with has an effect on that color
that whatever you surround your color with has an effect on that color
Color is
self-centered and has its own personality
self-centered and has its own personality
Learn how to
manipulate your color-learn to change it slightly
manipulate your color-learn to change it slightly
Sharon uses
paints handmade by Vasari: her palette
paints handmade by Vasari: her palette
Flake white
Yellow Ochre
Permanent
Red/Vermillion
Red/Vermillion
Raw Sienna
Scarlet Sienna
Alizarin Crimson
Burnt Umber
Raw Umber
Paynes’ Grey
Red Umber
Cobalt Blue
Note: there were more colors on her palette (14 to be exact) but she said them so fast I couldn’t catch them all…I am sure they are listed on her website)
Yellow ochre
+ raw sienna + white mixes together to match Sharon’s own skin tone
+ raw sienna + white mixes together to match Sharon’s own skin tone
Yellow ochre
is the most chromatic color on her palette/ scarlet sienna is the most neutral
is the most chromatic color on her palette/ scarlet sienna is the most neutral
Cobalt blue
plays well with other colors
plays well with other colors
Another option
for a base skin color is raw sienna, cobalt blue + alizarin crimson
for a base skin color is raw sienna, cobalt blue + alizarin crimson
Fewer colors
on your palette create a more harmonious work, incestuous
on your palette create a more harmonious work, incestuous
Sharon says
that flake white was meant for skin tone. It doesn’t wash out and has a range. Titanium
white or titanium zinc white is a lighter, colder, less transparent white and
kills color.
that flake white was meant for skin tone. It doesn’t wash out and has a range. Titanium
white or titanium zinc white is a lighter, colder, less transparent white and
kills color.
Other mixtures
she mentions:
she mentions:
Raw umber +
yellow ochre =green
yellow ochre =green
Scarlet
sienna + alizarin crimson
sienna + alizarin crimson
Red umber +
yellow ochre
yellow ochre
Cobalt blue
+ ruby red= violet
+ ruby red= violet
Prussian
blue + Indian yellow = green
blue + Indian yellow = green
Be sure to
mix your colors well on your palette!
mix your colors well on your palette!
At this
point in her presentation she asks for volunteers to come up from the audience
to allow her to match their particular skin tone on their arms.
point in her presentation she asks for volunteers to come up from the audience
to allow her to match their particular skin tone on their arms.
Most
redheads have a skin tone made from alizarin crimson, payne’s grey and raw
sienna
redheads have a skin tone made from alizarin crimson, payne’s grey and raw
sienna
Presentation of the Egg:
The halftone
is the strongest color area of an object. It turns the form from light to
shadow.
is the strongest color area of an object. It turns the form from light to
shadow.
Reflected
light is part of the shadow.
light is part of the shadow.
General
comments in closing:
comments in closing:
Approach
painting with innocence. Do not be formulaic!
painting with innocence. Do not be formulaic!
Tone of the
canvas matched the emotion of the subject.
canvas matched the emotion of the subject.
She does not
do an underpainting. Her canvas is toned with payne’s grey + turp.
do an underpainting. Her canvas is toned with payne’s grey + turp.
Be wrong to
be right! Constantly compare while working!
be right! Constantly compare while working!
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