Class #1 Handout - Jan 21

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