The Quilter’s Studio Color Study Group January 21, 2012
Tools for Color Study:
· A Fiber Artist’s Guide to Color & Design by Heather Thomas
· Color Wheel (using the painter’s palette – 12 color system)
· Value Finder (Ruby Beholder)
· Sketch book for Color Journal
The 3 Elements of Color: Hue, Value & Intensity
· Hue is the celebrity, Value is the workhorse and Intensity is the best kept secret
Vocabulary:
Hue the name of the color in its basic form (red, green, yellow, blue, etc)
Value the lightness or darkness of a color (dark, medium, light)
Intensity the brightness or dullness of a color (pure hues, tints, tones, shades)
§ Shade blackened colors
§ Tone grayed colors
§ Tint whitened colors
Neutrals black, gray, white, tan, brown
Texture the nature of a material’s surface, can be tactile (like velvet or cheesecloth)
or visual (like fabric with a pattern, print, scale)
Contrast differing elements that create visual interest, such as light/dark, smooth/rough
Homework for next class – February 18th
Reading
· The Language of Color – pages 16-23
· Brown, Black, Gray and White – pages 50-52
· Neutral or Achromatic – page 65
· Texture - pages 90-95
· Value - page 97
Projects
· Workshop 1 – Page 142 Use Neutrals with contrasts in Value and Texture to make something
· Make a Color wheel from your stash
· Optional – start a Color Journal