COLOR: Dice and Balls

Christian

David

Veroncia

Last night the class made colored pencil drawings on black paper. When working on toned paper, it is beneficial to take advantage of the local value of the paper. In the case of black paper, the shadows are already present. Therefore, the approach is to work from dark to light as opposed to white paper where one works from light to dark. First the light areas are sketched in with white pencil working around the shadows. Then the colors are applied.
Christian's drawing at the top has a lot of character with a complementary color scheme of tertiary colors (yellow-green and red-violet or magenta). The quirky shapes are complemented by expressive rendering of the values and simple, stylized marks in the background.
David's drawing too exhibits lively mark-making and bold highlights. His drawing illustrates the power and importance in using the white pencil.
Veronica's drawing exhibits very acidic and electrified complementary colors. Again the mark-making supports the colors in a very active way. In addition, notice how she has placed proportional amounts of each color across the composition to reinforce unity.

COLORED PENCILS: Dice and Balls

Benjamin Farren

Colin Metcalfe

Last night the class began working with colored pencils. The drawings were initiated by drawing all the white areas first and then adding color. Ben's drawing (top) illustrates a stage-like setting. There is a sense of expectation and suspense as if something unexpected is about to happen. Colin's drawing (bottom) is a very dynamic and energized rendering of the still life with radiating and swirling marks complemented by a bold complementary color scheme.