The project for this class is the creation of a suite of colour palettes that students can use for future reference. The class is made up of 5 short exercises:

Exercise 1 — Monochromatic Palette & Mixing Colours

In this exercise we explore Monochromatic palettes using the Palette Finder tool. Students are asked to:

1. Replicate the hue, tint and tone they see using the Palette Finder Tool and their swatch card.

2. Expand the monochromatic palette by mixing new tints and tones and adding them to their swatch card.

Exercise 2 — Harmonious Palette

In this exercise we explore Harmonious palettes using the Palette Finder Tool and students begin to think about curating their palettes. Students are asked to:

1. Replicate the hues, tints and tones they see using the Compact Harmonious Stencil, Palette Finder Tool and their swatch card.

2. Repeat the exercise using the Expanded Harmonious Stencil and choose some colours to omit from your swatch card.

The project for this class is to come up with a suite of colour palettes you can reference moving forward in your projects. There are 5 exercises in this class that will make up this project that will introduce students to the basics of colour, mixing colours, curating palettes and finding colour inspiration.

Exercise 1 — Monochromatic Palette & Mixing Colours

In this exercise we explore Monochromatic palettes using the Palette Finder tool. Students are asked to:

1. Replicate the hue, tint and tone they see using the Palette Finder Tool and their swatch card.

2. Expand the monochromatic palette by mixing new tints and tones and adding them to their swatch card.

Exercise 3 — Complementary Palette & Palette Curation

In this exercise we explore complementary palettes using the Palette Finder Tool and students are asked to omit colours according to their taste. Students are asked to:

1. Replicate the hues, tints and tones they see using the Compact Complementary Stencil, Palette Finder Tool and their swatch card.

2. Repeat the exercise using the Expanded Complementary Stencil and choose 2 hues to omit entirely.

Exercise 4 — Finding Colour Inspiration in Classical Art

In this exercise we explore how classical art can be a great reference for colour studies. Student's are asked to:

1. Choose a centuries old artwork to analyse from the perspective of colour.

2. Fill out a swatch card inspired by this artwork.

Exercise 5 — Palette Hunting (Finding Colour Inspiration Outside)

In this exercise we explore how the real world can be a never ending source of inspiration for colour. Students are asked to:

1. Go on a walk and take photos of things that include the three palette types discussed in this class.

2. Fill out a swatch card inspired by one of these photos

Sharing your projects!
I would love to see the projects inspired by the colour palettes you dreamt up in this class. Feel free to upload scans, screengrabs or photographs of your palettes and/or projects inspired by themin the class project gallery.

Sarah Hodgkiss

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