mcCall
College
Peaking the Passion
Art
ARTPT111 The Language of Art: Understanding Shape, Tone & Color
Starting: January 4th
Wednesdays@ 2:30 pm
4 weeks.
Location: #216
Park Place Professional Ct
106 E Park St.
Instructor: Nettie K.
Materials: None
Tuition: $120.00
"Artists are illusionists; they have the ability to wave a paintbrush and the viewer suddenly believes a three dimensional world can live on a two dimensional surface" Nettie Kaye Williams
This course is an introduction class on the exploration of the fundamentals of art. Students will learn how see, then to draw & paint using shape, tone and color. Hours: 1
#1 Learning to See/ Overcoming stereotypes and symbols
#2 Using tonal values ( light, middle tone, dark) to give dimensional illusion.
#3. Overlapping subjects for illusion of depth.
#4 Using the power of Complimentary contrasting color. Understanding the color wheel.
#5 Using vibrant, intense, saturated color along with subtle muted shades to create focus and drama in artwork.
#6 Hard and Soft edges. How to make a round object diffuse back into space by using a soft edge.
