For the transparency project I would face a lot of unique challenges from creating tracing paper layouts to the colors I would insert into each shape along the way. A main goal of mine when creating the placement of the shapes was how can this look both appealing and new to the viewer. So after many trials and errors I finally came up with a design I was pleased to start painting. A new bump in the road was figuring out which colors I would use as well thinking about which colors would look attractive next to each other. I knew I wanted them to compliment each other without using the same shades of one or two main colors but be able to expand upon many variations of colors I was using all over the shapes. After I decided which colors to use twice, I had to learn how to mix these colors correctly to seem as if they are actually over lapping.

After placing many color ideas on strips of bristol paper I soon learned that mixing these weren’t going to be as easy as I thought it would be. I would often think about how I am mixing or if the colors are being mixed correctly at all on this. So without over or under mixing the colors, I was very pleased to see the new outcome of my project and how the colors and shapes interact with each other on the gray background. Something new and interesting that really had me thinking a lot about how I would place colors on a surface in future projects and ideas.

For the Transparency In Pattern project I used the muted colors of red and blue. Two colors that work well together, so it was a lot of fun to experiment and see how they both mix with black and white as well as add the variety of the splat shapes going around the surface. As I painted the squares first I would also think about which colors I would use for the shapes. Several came to mind but by the end I wanted three colors that would ultimately pop out to the viewer, especially if I wanted to catch there attention. Yellow, purple, and orange were chosen because they were a mix of bright and warm colors and knowing I had to mix them with the muted blue I knew it would come out just fine.

The tricky part was the placement of the three squares and three triangles that lied on top of the whole piece. Keeping them black and white was simple, but knowing where to assort them or how not to over size them to the point of no control took a lot of thought for me before even creating the outlines. Eventually I realized that I did not want them to become too small but enough that they weren’t to disappear to the viewer’s eye. Also painting the small shapes was a great challenge since I had to be calm and slow to now over paint them or accidentally make them larger then they should. Great project and defiantly see myself making a more diverse version for personal use and view.