MODULE 4: Art Material Exploration #1: Exploring Value and The Subtractive Color Theory

1. Discuss what you thought about creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel.

Creating the value scale was actually kind of fun. When bored in class I often find myself doing similar things, using small boxes and creating a value scale for fun with pencil. I find interesting when creating the value scale that I always end up several times trying to make the “black” section darker and darker because I never get it right the first time.

The color wheel was actually very exciting. For one it is always fun just to make a mess so being able to do so while observing the relationships of each color to another was really interesting. I ended up spending a good amount of time after finishing the project continuously mixing colors to see what I could create.

2. Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?

Working with acrylic paint is something that I don’t often do so I enjoyed working with it. I liked mixing the colors and even though I knew what the outcome would be it was still interesting seeing how different colors are related to each other.

3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?

The most important discovery for me was the relevance of using the proper primary colors. When I worked with magenta and cyan instead of red and blue, I thought the difference would be negligible, but the more I worked with the colors the more I discovered the difference that the colors make.

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

The most important information I learned from the videos was that red and blue are secondary colors and not primary colors, I’ve been lied to my whole life! It was really interesting seeing the difference made when the true primary colors of magenta yellow and cyan are mixed together and with each other compared to when red and blue are used in place of magenta and cyan. Although initially it doesn’t seem like the colors are not that different, when interacting with each other you can see how much of a difference it makes.