PAINTING - A QUICK GUIDE
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment or colour to another medium or surface.
Most often paint is applied with a brush but knives, sponges, airbrushes and other instruments can be used.
ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
Most often paint is applied with a brush but knives, sponges, airbrushes and other instruments can be used.
ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
COLOUR AND TONE
Colour is a highly important element to painting, one that is highly subjective but can have interesting psychological effects.
The Primary Colours are RED, YELLOW & BLUE: these are colours which cannot be created by mixing other colours.
Primary colours can be mixed together to form Secondary Colours
YELLOW + BLUE =GREEN
BLUE + RED = PURPLE
RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
As an important rule of the colour wheel, colours opposite each other on the wheel usually work very well together as a colour scheme.
These are called complimentary colours, as they compliment each other.
RHYTHM
Rhythm is just as important in painting as it is in music. Rhythm can be created by various techniques such as repetition of colours, imagery, mark making or how elements are placed within the composition itself.
Colour is a highly important element to painting, one that is highly subjective but can have interesting psychological effects.
The Primary Colours are RED, YELLOW & BLUE: these are colours which cannot be created by mixing other colours.
Primary colours can be mixed together to form Secondary Colours
YELLOW + BLUE =GREEN
BLUE + RED = PURPLE
RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
As an important rule of the colour wheel, colours opposite each other on the wheel usually work very well together as a colour scheme.
These are called complimentary colours, as they compliment each other.
RHYTHM
Rhythm is just as important in painting as it is in music. Rhythm can be created by various techniques such as repetition of colours, imagery, mark making or how elements are placed within the composition itself.
For example in this painting 'Harmony in Red' by Henri Matisse in 1809, Matisse indicates rhythmic qualities in various aspects. Firstly the repetition of blue decorative designs on the wallpaper, the wavy line allowing the eye to move over the painting with ease. Secondly the application of a flat red background beneath more detailed elements allows elements on the surface to work together within their own breathing space. Hues of primary colours are also repeated throughout the composition, allowing for rhythm in colour and tone.
TONE
In art, tone refers to the degree of lightness and darkness of an area. This can vary from bright white into shades of varying greys down to the darkest of blacks. How we interpret tone depends on various factors; the shape, texture and colour of an object, its background and lighting.
TONE
In art, tone refers to the degree of lightness and darkness of an area. This can vary from bright white into shades of varying greys down to the darkest of blacks. How we interpret tone depends on various factors; the shape, texture and colour of an object, its background and lighting.
LINE
Line is a basic element in all design and it has unlimited forms. It is able to contain, open up or overlap. A connected line creates a shape, parrallel or repeated lines form patterns. Line can suggest a particular mood through its gesture; it can be quick, continuous and overlapping, or long, smooth and straight
Line is a basic element in all design and it has unlimited forms. It is able to contain, open up or overlap. A connected line creates a shape, parrallel or repeated lines form patterns. Line can suggest a particular mood through its gesture; it can be quick, continuous and overlapping, or long, smooth and straight
COMPOSITION
Composition is a placement or arrangement of visual elements within a work of art. Composition means 'putting together' it can be thought as organising elements of art; such as line, tone, shape, form and colour.
Composition is a placement or arrangement of visual elements within a work of art. Composition means 'putting together' it can be thought as organising elements of art; such as line, tone, shape, form and colour.