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landscape coloring

intuitive color schemes
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by JuliannaKunstler.com

color wheel

Color scheme is just a choice of colors where colors work together to achieve a certain objective, mood or feel.

Traditional color schemes are based on colors relationship in a Color wheel.

In this assignment you will intuitively select colors to achieve different goals.

materials used:

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laserjet paper

Prismacolor premier 24

Prismacolor premier 72

watercolor pencils 24

color markers

alcohol-based markers

oil-based markers

professional set 36

watercolors 10

flat brushes

detailed brushes

examples

landscape: color schemes

sunny day

landscape: color schemes

cloudy day

landscape: color schemes

sunset

landscape: color schemes

night

landscape: color schemes

crazy colors

landscape: color schemes

mysterious

landscape colored

early morning

STEPS

coloring worksheet

Print out copies of the coloring worksheet.

Create four different scenes by changing color schemes to set them apart.

Each time of a day, each weather condition will require a different set of colors:

  • color combination,
  • color values,
  • color brightness,
  • tonal relationship.

Use watercolors, colored pencils, markers, or both (mixed media) to color.

Please include any 2 of the following:

  • sunny day
  • cloudy day
  • sunset / sunrise
  • night
  • crazy (opposite / complementary colors)
  • mysterious
  • foggy morning
  • ice landscape

Requirements:

  • colors achieve the objective,
  • coloring technique: stroke size, blending colors
  • accuracy: stay within the outlines
  • the entire picture should be colored
  • craftsmanship!!
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