Fruit Still Life

Using your knowledge of shading and contour, you will be creating another still life using fruit. This time you will be using color pencil as your medium. Medium- the material used by an artist to create a piece of art

The Beauty of Color Pencil Use multiple colors to create shading Creates vibrant highlights and shadows The art of blending Color Theory

3 Properties of Color 1.Hue: the pure state of a color; another way of saying “color” 2.Value: the range of lightness or darkness of a color – Tint: the addition of white to a color – Shade: the addition of Black to a color 3.Intensity: the brightness or dullness of a color

Primary Colors A primary color cannot be produced by mixing two other colors Primary colors can produce other colors Red Yellow Blue

Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow Piet Mondrian

Secondary Colors A secondary color results from mixing 2 primary colors Orange Green Purple

Tertiary Colors Tertiary colors are made from mixing primary and secondary colors Primary + Secondary = Tertiary Also called “Intermediates” **always labeled with the primary color 1 st

Color Wheel Primary + Secondary + Tertiary = The Color Wheel A visual method of charting colors

Step 6a: Blending Colors to fill Color Wheel Color that you will have – Red – Orange – Green – Blue – Violet Colors that you need to include in your color wheel – Red – Reddish orange – Orange – Yellowish orange – Yellow – Greenish orange – Green – Blue – Bluish green – Violet – Reddish Violet

Complimentary Colors Complementary Colors: colors found directly opposite of each other on the color wheel – Has the highest amount of contrast When complimentary colors are blended, they create Neutrals

Step 6a: Blending Complimentary Colors to Create Neutrals Red + Green= Neutral Yellow+ Violet= Neutral Blue + Orange= Neutral

Composition Composition-is the placement or arrangement of visual elements… – Good Composition happens when you are applying your PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN! Rule of Thirds-when the frame is divided evenly into thirds both horizontally and vertically Points of Interest are at the intersections of the horizontal and vertical lines; they are points that create the most visual interest

Use Rule of Thirds to find best arrangement of fruit 1. Play around with composition, with view finder 2. Draw out 4 Thumbnail Sketches (small 1” x 3” rectangles that use contour to make a composition) in your sketchbook 3. Choose your favorite one to enlarge to your final project paper

Requirements Create composition using rule of thirds on Grey Paper – Must fill whole page – Must use one of the points of interest ½” boarder around whole paper Use at least 7 Colors for each object to show full scale of value Good Craftsmanship!!

Tips for Color Pencil Shading Hold the pencil sideways to get the most of the surface of the pencil on the paper Keep your pencil marks going in the same direction Do not press too hard. Start softly and build your colors. Understand how to blend using Color Theory!

Texture in Fruit Don’t forget to add texture to each object Apple- Smooth and glossy Lemon- has dimples Don’t forget to add all the colors that you see -you will use at least 5 colors per fruit