Objective Statement
Without using black paint, you are to mix the range of grays in the color setup using color theory and color temperature.
Documentation of Development
Before I started painting I had to determine my point of view for painting the objects. From there I determined the the middle, dark, and light warms and cools as well as the neutral middle gray and made a collage to help me place my colors in my study.
For the painting, I began by mixing paints to find a neutral middle gray. I then added different colors in order to find warm and cool middle grays, and from there I mixed my warm and cool light grays and warm and cool dark grays. I learned color theory through t his process; figuring out which hues to add to different color combinations, which hues could be mixed to warm a color up or cool it down, and darken it or lighten it. I also learned which hues I needed a lot of in order to get the amount I needed to mix and which were dense and only a small amount needed to be added.
After I had my paints mixed, I painted where I wanted the colors to be on my study. I then transferred this to my actual painting by again placing the colors where they needed to be. Some of the colors were not what I had anticipated them to be because they appeared differently when placed next to a different hue.
I adjusted my colors and I found the point with the highest contrast, which in this case is the shadow below my cards and the white paper.
From there, I made small adjustments, blended, and added warmer and cooler hues inside those I already painted in by mixing the grays I already had.
I responded to critique from my peers, warming up the background and trying to find a smoother transition from my warm white to my cool white. I also lightened up the silver parts of the cup and lightened the lighter parts of the cards. I darkened the top areas in the box so that they would read as black but still warm and cool as well. I also tried to touch up the value, temperature, and light source to replicate my assigned artist Fairfield Porter's work (pictured below).
For the painting, I began by mixing paints to find a neutral middle gray. I then added different colors in order to find warm and cool middle grays, and from there I mixed my warm and cool light grays and warm and cool dark grays. I learned color theory through t his process; figuring out which hues to add to different color combinations, which hues could be mixed to warm a color up or cool it down, and darken it or lighten it. I also learned which hues I needed a lot of in order to get the amount I needed to mix and which were dense and only a small amount needed to be added.
After I had my paints mixed, I painted where I wanted the colors to be on my study. I then transferred this to my actual painting by again placing the colors where they needed to be. Some of the colors were not what I had anticipated them to be because they appeared differently when placed next to a different hue.
I adjusted my colors and I found the point with the highest contrast, which in this case is the shadow below my cards and the white paper.
From there, I made small adjustments, blended, and added warmer and cooler hues inside those I already painted in by mixing the grays I already had.
I responded to critique from my peers, warming up the background and trying to find a smoother transition from my warm white to my cool white. I also lightened up the silver parts of the cup and lightened the lighter parts of the cards. I darkened the top areas in the box so that they would read as black but still warm and cool as well. I also tried to touch up the value, temperature, and light source to replicate my assigned artist Fairfield Porter's work (pictured below).