Chromatic Gray

I picked handcuffs because I thought they had a tone that had value but not too much value. I think my painting was successful because the tone of the background was subtle enough that the handcuffs came out in a comfortable amount of contrast. The process was interesting and challenging because we had to mix two colors together to get our neutral grey. I think I was successful in matching the value of the handcuffs with the value of my paint. I drew out the handcuffs first so I could map out the major shapes. I enjoyed painting this project because it opened my eyes to a new technique of color mixing. I knew that mixing certain paints together will make a grey or a brown but I never thought to make a whole painting with this method.

Color interaction action

Colors interact everywhere. The colors of someone’s shirt will complement their eye color. Manufactures tint their beverage containers in accordance with the color of the drink. We associate the color blue with an Oreo wrapper in the seven eleven jus as quickly as the red on the Marlboro reds box.
The color interaction exercises we did in illustrator we simple but strange. I’m already aware that the same color can look different depending on what it is put next to but I was not used to purposely manipulating this concept just for the sake of example. It was interesting to see the same color “change” right there in front of you. Colors suggest certain moods and feelings when they are presented next to different colors. A Whale would look strange if there was a grey ocean…
Color interaction is a strange and mysterious thing. Colors are simply a collection of different chemicals. Each different color reflects one piece of light to reveal a color.

Painted Bodies #2

As a whole I think our proposed activity was a success. We use used the principals in a simple and an interactive way. I enjoyed painting Paulette and taking pictures of Chris. The fact that we were painting each other and not a board was very fun. We were still mixing colors and looking at the color relations. This was my kind of project. I enjoyed the interactivity of it. When my body is active I think it really helps my mind because it stimulates my eyes and my hands in turn activating my mind.

Wheels/scales #2

The color studies demonstrated in our exercise were simple and valuable. Mixing paint shows the value of color. It was planed out and specific with clear instructions. The color wheel had sections that were right next to each other so every edge looked like it was lighter or darker than the edge on the other side of the color. My color wheel was arranged differently but it still followed the proper missing sequences.