Syllabus update 2017

FA 106 Color Theory AM Week 6

On Tuesday we held a quick critique of the Color Match projects before making the designs for the Face Blot project. This project focuses on the concept of Color Field Theory. This principle of color says that a color will be influenced by the colors that surround it and they can have a strong affect on each other in some cases. Once students finished 4 designs for each the Blots and Faces the best 2 of each where then transferred on a layout for the color exercise portion of this project. Each box exercise should be on a 8"x5" or 9"x6". Exercises A and D will have two different color background colors.

FA 106 Color Theory PM Week 6

This week students finished their Color match projects and started work on the designs for the Color Face Blot project. The double face designs are made by cutting a frame, eyes, nose and mouth out of a half sheet of copy paper. The paint blots are made by drawing in a small amount of paint from your tube on half sheet of copy paper then pressing the two sides together. Students will make 4 face designs and 4 paint blots minimum. Next week we will examine the exercise portion of the project.

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 5

On Tuesday students focused on fitting the figure into a given size on the page before introducing the Figure in Perspective Space concept and process. Thursday student continued with Figure Space but introduced sitting poses into the mix. A seated (stool or chair) figure should be 3/4 the full standing figure height, and a floor seated figure is just above 1/2 full height. Next week we will include adding a background to the figure compositions.

Initial lay in

light source and shading

FA 209 Painting 1 Week 5

On Tuesday students continued the wet blend painting, now dry students can add richer values in both the lights and shadows. Students should now work towards adding detail and harder edges. Thursday demonstration was given for stage 1 of the Warm Cool Palette project. Using only Ivory Black, Transparent Earth Red and Titanium White students will create a double image panel that has one painting leaning towards the warm earth red end of the three color spectrum and the other side should lean towards the cool black side. This project will continue through next week and we will hold a critique for the first three paintings on Thurs Sept 29.

FA 106 Color Theory AM Week 5

Students worked this week to continue making color matches with their original swatches from the paint store. The instructor custom cut broken hearts to paste onto the presentation of the sad or stoic girl image. Next week we will critique the color match project.

FA 106 Color Theory PM Week 5

This week students used lab time to continue to make color swatch matches. Demonstration began for creating a presentation for the final color matches. Each match should be paired with the original swatch - cut and pasted onto a presentation board that may be simple and geometric or have a common theme with custom shapes. The instructor was working to make a copy in the style of former MV student Kai Samuels Davis.