Urban Animals - Art Gallery of Alberta

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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program Experiments in Colour continued Methodology: 1/ Through an examination of the colour wheel provided, discuss with students the concepts of complementary colours and splitcomplements. Questions to guide discussion: Jason Carter Enter Jasper - Fall Acrylic on canvas Image courtesy of the Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton - What is the lightest colour on the colour wheel? - yellow - What is the darkest colour on the colour wheel? - violet - What is the relationship of these two colours? - the colours are opposite each other. Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are called complementary colours. - What are the colours next to violet? - red-violet and blue-violet These colours are called split complements because they are split, or separated, by the true complement of yellow. Complements can be split one step further to become a triad, three colours equally spaced on the colour wheel. Complementary colours can be used to create focus, emphasis, and the illusion of space. Brighter (warm) colours in the colour wheel tend to appear in front of - or come forward on the picture plane - compared to darker (cool) colours. Jason Carter makes use of this principal in his paintings. In the painting Enter Jasper - Fall, for example, the bright red/orange fields stand out against the grey of the mountains and the blue sky and so appear ‘closer’ to the viewer. In examining the colour wheel, it can be seen that orange and red are complements of blue. This use of complements is also seen in the paintings Jasper Parkway - Fall 2 and Bear Looks Up on the following page. AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479 youraga.ca
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program Experiments in Colour continued Jason Carter Jasper Parkway - Fall 2 Acrylic on canvas Image courtesy of the Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton Jason Carter Bear Looks Up Acrylic on canvas Image courtesy of the Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton Instructions for Creating Art 1/ Distribute paper, pencils and erasers to students 2/ Instruct students to make several sketches of ideas for their painting - they may base their work on a still-life arrangement or create a landscape based on magazine or photographic sources 3/ Have students choose a sketch they like and then plan their colours by first examining the colour wheel. Students to first choose their dominant or main colour and then pick the split complements or triad to that colour. 4/ Students to use their colour scheme to paint their painting. Questions for discussion 1/ What are the split complements and triad colour schemes used in your work? 2/ What is the colour relationship of the colours used in your painting? 3/ Why have you used these particular colours? AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479 youraga.ca
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