1. Vincent Van Gogh 1853-1890 Techniques and style

2. Facts of Van Gogh Very emotional, always showed a state of his mind in his art Painted all day and stayed out all night Mental status became unhealthy, art shows this as well Put himself into an asylum and when he got out of the asylum he shot himself

3. His use of Color Color was his tool for expression Color was symbolic (expressed his emotions or mental states) Used brush strokes that were short and expressive

4. How can color express an idea: Lighter values can express soft moodsLighter values can express soft moods Darker values can express angerDarker values can express anger Cool colors can express sadnessCool colors can express sadness Warm colors can express happinessWarm colors can express happiness

5. Values What are Values? –One of the elements of art ( tools to use in organizing your art) –Different shades of lights and darks –Can be expressive (tell an emotion.) look at our example.Is it sad (use of more darker tones)

6. Value Scale In black and white…. In Color

7. Cool colors What can cool colors express? Cool colors are blues, greens and violets What will happen if you add white….or black….

8. Painting done in cool colors…what does this show us? What is this about? How does the color relate to the topic?

9. What are the warm colors? Reds, yellows, and oranges What mood can these colors express? What will happen if you add white….then black….

10. Painting in warm colors…what does this show us? What is this about? How does the color relate to the topic?

11. New Vocabulary Expression-Expression- to tell the viewer a story, to express an idea Monochromatic-Monochromatic- the use of one color family in a picture (tints and shades of that one color) techniquetechnique- the way you use the art material stylestyle- to use materials in a way to express feelings and or ideas

12. What we are doing You are going to create a painting using the same techniques and styles of Vincent Van Gogh First you need to create a story about yourself, expressing an idea or emotion Choose a color that relates to that story or idea Create a value study by taking white and start adding the color you chose Once you get back to the base color start adding black to it

13. Picture is about a memory Happy or sad memory?

14. Night out in France Picture uses all cool colors to symbolize being relaxed Warm colors at the left is to symbolize being happy

15. Subject matter and its relationship to color What is this picture about Look at the colors

16. What we are doing Step One- (Complete packet) Create a color wheel Create a story for your project (theme) Pick a color that relates to your theme Create a color value scale to use on your picture (number the scale 1 through 10) Take color choosen and add white and black to it….

17. Examples 12345671234567 Create a value scale using the color you wish to use

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