Other student's color fundamental projects

It is amazing to see the talent sitting next to you in class. Here are a few of the color fundamentals final projects.

Boards of Color (by Brandon Mike)

Space Apes (by Kristopher Ray Bolleter )

Color Swirls - missing a few (by Jessica Gardner)

Dyed Ballet Shoes (by Bridgette the Ballerina)

Found Objects Composition (by unknown - sorry) Foam Art ( by James Neal )

Feather and Pom Poms (by Haley Rieger)
Too Cool for School Lamps (by Jason Evans)

Color Fundamentals Class - Final Projects

Here is my final project from our color fundamentals class. We had to come up with a composition and then apply 10 different color harmonies to those compositions. I ended up with an A+ in this class...

They are 3D and have a ton of texture from fabrics.


The original template...

Seasons of Color

New color project...
We were to take the same composition (mine- Lava Lamp) and produce it in the different colors for season as we perceive them to be. I guess there was no wrong way to do this. I broke out the colors I felt represented the seasons and "built" the lava lamps up and then used a clear heavy plastic bag from "Tiff's Treats" to do a layer over the bubbles to make them appear behind glass when you are up close. I would probably have used a clear plastic or vellum but I was recycling.

This will be turned in tomorrow...we will see how I did...What season do you think they are?

Color Fundamentals - Mixing Projects

We just got these back and I forgot to take pictures before they left my little studio and into the hands of my teacher. I am soooo glad these are over.

This one is the each color on the color wheel and then tints (adding white), tones (adding gray) and shades (adding black) to each color...showing their progression. There were percentages and so forth, but that gets into the boring side.


This one shows how mixing complementary colors make neutrals. This shows Blue blending into Red Orange, Orange, and Yellow Orange, then it shows red blending into yellow green, green, and blue green, and last it shows yellow blending into red violet, violet and then blue violet. I don't want to bore you with the percentages...It was informative but I am glad they are done.

Fun Project but bad picture. - Color Project

This color project encompasses two concepts listed below. Same composition with transparency but on two different colors to show the way color change in relation to other colors.

Bezold Effect – a single color change within a pattern affected the appearance of all the remaining colors in a pattern.

Simulated Transparency – A type of color interaction in which opaque media produces the illusion of actual transparency.

It is hard to see in this picture, but it is a bubble wand with different bubbles intermixing.

Complementary Vibrations Color Project

Here is one of my newest color class projects.

Here is a little bit of how complmentary vibrations work....

Complementary Vibrations - This optical mixture is made from opposing or complementary hues. In a very fine pattern, a complementary pair such as yellow and violet would neutralize each other in the same manner as they would in a pigment mixture. If a courser textured mosaic is formulated it is called a complementary vibration. Our eye wants to see complementary colors simultaneously for visual balance. However, when we do see the pure complementary hues simultaneously something unexpected occurs. The complements seem to repel each other causing an illusion of movement or visual vibrations. Difficult to stare at for any length of time. High saturation (pure) opposing hues vibrate in the most dramatic fashion.