Art Making/Material Exploration #1: Exploring Value and The Subtractive Color Theory

1. Discuss what you thought about creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel.

I think creating the value scale was more difficult then creating the color scale. It was hard for me to determine how to shade each box. The color wheel was easier because I have known these colors since I was a child. I also enjoyed mixing the colors, it reminded me of being a little kid again.

2. Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?

I prefer to work with the color wheel for the same reasons as I mentioned above. However, I believe working with the value scale would be very interesting even though it is a little harder than the color wheel.

3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?

To me the most important discovery from the value scale would have to be learning all the different shades one pencil can create. I would not really call it a discovery with the color wheel because I have known this from before but I do consider the mixing of the primary colors to make the secondary colors very important.

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

I think both videos provided a lot of information. I think the most important information I learned from the first video was that the color wheel was created as a convenient way to explain how colors relate to each other. I also learned that complimentary colors help each other stand out more when they are next to each other and dull each other down when they are mixed. Both these methods are commonly used by artists. The second video was interesting but explained simple things that most people already know. I guess the most important thing that the video reviewed for me was that primary colors can not mix from anything else and that secondary colors are the medium between the two primary colors next to each other.