1. Color Complements in Painting
Draw/Paint 1, Fall 2017, Mrs. Rizzo

2. What are complementary colors?
Colors which lie directly across from each other on the color wheel
Also called color dyads, since they are paired
Mark Rothko

3. What are complementary colors?

4. The major Complementary Colors consist of the three Primaries and their Secondaries:

6. Color Theory Refresher

7. 3 Properties of color:
1. Value
2. Hue
3. Saturation

8. Saturation/intensity:

10. Complementary Color combinations found outside the fine art world:

15. Your assignment:
You will work to produce two, separate gouache paintings in your sketchbook, of at least ONE box modeled from observation and indicate accurate values (colors, tints, and shades) of the box. One painting/box will be rendered with one color in a complementary dyad (pair) as well as the tints and shades of that one color. The other painting/box will be rendered with both the complementary colors in the dyad, making minimal use of tints and shades.
Each box should be rendered (painted) mindfully on a separate sketchbook page.

16. Your assignment:
You will work to produce two, separate gouache paintings in your sketchbook, of at least ONE box modeled from observation and indicate accurate values (colors, tints, and shades) of the box. One painting/box will be rendered with one color in a complementary dyad (pair) as well as the tints and shades of that one color. The other painting/box will be rendered with both the complementary colors in the dyad, making minimal use of tints and shades.

17. Your assignment:
You will work to produce two, separate gouache paintings in your sketchbook, of at least ONE box modeled from observation and indicate accurate values (colors, tints, and shades) of the box. One painting/box will be rendered with one color in a complementary dyad (pair) as well as the tints and shades of that one color. The other painting/box will be rendered with both the complementary colors in the dyad, making minimal use of tints and shades.