Color Scheme Triptych

Color Wheel

What are the three primary colors? Why are they so important??

Primary Colors Why are they so important?

Primary colors, when combined, help create every other color on the wheel

Goal Goal: Paint an abstract triptych that incorporates the following color schemes: 1) Complementary colors 2) Monochromatic color 3) Warm or cool colors *This lesson was inspired by the projects of Julianna Kunstler and her students

What is a triptych? Three pictures or carved panels intended to be displayed together. Think of a triptych as visual art’s version of a book or movie trilogy.

Three Figures in a Room Francis Bacon, 1964

Triptych: Madonna, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Saint Paul Bernardo Daddi, 1330

Beginning Max Beckmann, 1949

more triptychs…

Triptychs must show a sense of unity (Principle of Design), which means all panels have to share similar properties, such as a color scheme, theme, or background

Common shapes of a triptych

Step 1: Divide your paint paper into your three panels. Consider size and shape. *If you would like equal sizes, measure 5” in length for each panel

Step 2: Draw vertical lines in each panel (I used 7-9). You can start at the top or a bit below, or even break up your lines into two parts.

Step 3: How are you going to unite the panels? I drew a few bent or curved lines.

Step 4: Now work at designing one panel at a time. Draw short horizontal lines (straight, curved, bent, etc.) between and through the vertical lines

Next step: Choose your dominant color and paint it within a few shapes in each panel Preparing in advance: Write your name and class period on the bottom of your plate. This will be your painter’s palette for the project. Day of: A designated classmate will put a little of your dominant color on your plate.

Clean-Up Jobs (per table) 1.Wash paint off plates and stack in class pile 2.Rinse off all paint from brushes and place in coffee tin 3.Wash and dry table 4.Place artworks on drying rack

Goal: Choose your dominant color and paint shapes throughout your triptych

Goal: Complete your center panel using a monochromatic color scheme (demonstrate value of 4+ colors)

Monochromatic Having only one color, represented in a variety of tints and shades Tint = adding white to create a lighter color Shade= adding black to create a darker color

Monochromatic value scale

Pablo Picasso’s ‘Blue Period’

Goal: Paint your complementary color in the first (left) panel

Complementary Colors Opposites on the color wheel, complementary colors make one another seem brighter when next to the other, but cancel eachother out when mixed.

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Red and Green

Blue and Orange

Violet and Yellow

Goal: Complete your last panel (right side) with a warm or cool color scheme, determined by your dominant color

Warm Color Scheme

Warm Colors

Cool Color Scheme

Cool Colors

Summative Assessment completed next class

Criterion C: Knowing and Understanding Color 1) How many panels (parts) does a triptych have? 2) In your first panel, you used colors that are opposites on the color wheel. What term refers to opposites on the color wheel? 3) Please describe the process of creating a monochromatic color scheme, using the terms for white and black. Be as specific as possible. 4) What color scheme did Pablo Picasso use for two years when he was feeling sad? 5) What did you like best about creating your triptych and why? Be specific. 6) What did you dislike about creating your triptych and why? Be specific.

Goal: Prepare your triptych for presentation 1.Go over your outline with sharpie again (optional) 2.Cut out the three panels 3.Mount on construction paper (use liquid glue)