With colors you can set a mood, attract attention, or make a creative statement. You can use color to energize or to cool down. Color can be your most powerful design element if you learn to use it effectively as Picasso did.

Here is what you can deliver as a class project.

1- Follow the demo and post your artwork in the Project Gallery

2- You can also choose to use your 'paint program' on your computer to complete the project.

3- If you don't paint then you can prepare a meal and present it with appealing complimentary color choices. Take a photo and post it in the Project Gallery.

4- Take a photograph of your choice that represents the color harmonies demonstrated in the class.

5- Do an illustration of your choice that shows off your 'mastery' of Picasso's color choices.

Here is what will be demonstrated and brought to light in the video.

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors (example: red and green).

That sounds great but what does it mean? Absolutely nothing until you have had a color experience where you see what red and green do together.The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look especially when used at full saturation (pure).

Why Did Picasso Rely On the Complimentary Color Choices?

Complementary color schemes are tricky to use in large doses, but work well when you want something to stand out.

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GREEN / RED ORANGE / BLUE / and TRUE GREY

Red and Green are Opposite Colors. We now prefer to call them Compliments rather than Opposites.

Choose one color to dominate, a second to support.

The Rectangle Color Scheme (seen above) was one of Picasso's Favorite Color Combinations

Rectangle (tetradic,meaning 4) color scheme
The rectangle or tetradic color scheme uses four colors arranged into two complementary pairs.

The pairs in our demonstration are - Red / Green and Blue / Orange

This rich color scheme offers plenty of possibilities for variation.

Tetradic color schemes will work best if you let one color be dominant.

You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cool colors in your design.

Sections painted with True Grey will make these pure colors stand out with purity and force.

These are the color combos we will be using

Pick out Picasso's Color Combinations in the paintings below and see how we have learned how to use effective complimentary colors and true greys from Picasso's color choices.

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Post your completed project in any artistic format.

Photo, a plate of food, flower arrangement, home decor, web design, graphic design, illustration, book cover and of course a painting in any medium.

SEE YOU IN CLASS with MR. "P"

Brooke J

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