OpArt DESIGN
Working with colored pencils
Learning objectives:
- Repetition & pattern
- Use values to create depth
- Manipulate lines to create an illusion of depth
- Colored pencils shading technique
- Color schemes
Color is a very expressive Element of art. You are going to use colors of your choice to achieve your goal.
There are 2 steps to create this project:
- draw the design
- follow the coloring technique to make the design colorful, unique, and three-dimensional
examples:
STEPS
drawing:
1. Use #2 pencil.
Draw 9+ vertical waves. Alter space and curves.
Waves should not cross.
2. Draw a simple wave across.
3. Use thin Sharpie.
Draw upward curves above the middle wave.
Draw downward curves below the middle wave.
Every next curve starts at a previous line.
Alter the distance between the curves.
4. Complete the entire section.
5. Complete the entire design.
Erase the "across" wave.
coloring:
6. Color each section gradating color from dark to light to dark.
7. Use an analogous color and apply same gradation pattern.
8. Add another analogous color or repeat the first one.
Keep coloring!
9. Use different colors for the next section.
This is how you color:
shade lightly the entire shape with a color of your choice
shade full strength – leaving a small area in the middle
use white pencil to blend the middle part
use black or a darker color to blend the sides of the shape.
You can also get creative and use complimentary colors to emphasize an area or keep it all analogous colors, or just color it the way you feel like.
Enjoy!
