Tag: Phase 1: Discover (Page 1 of 3)

Shade Progression – Bugatti Veyron Grand

In this picture, a Bugatti Veyron Grand is displayed in black and crimson. I believe this serves as good shade progression because of the close relation of shade between the two colors. On the car, you can see some light tints where the light hits the car, but as you look at where the color meets the black parts of the car, the division of color is clean while the red is still turning darker as it gets closer up to a point.

Color Progression – Eyeball

This picture uses the human eye as an example of good color-to-color progression. I believe that this is a worthy example becase of how the blue and orange segments of the iris are separate at opposite ends of the iris and begin to mix as they meet in the center line of the iris.

Tint Progression – Flamingo

This flamingo serves as a good example of tint progression because of how its feathers fade to a whiter tint as they progress towards the back of the bird. The reason a flamingo feather has any color is because of all of the shrimp that they eat as they grow up. The shrimp that they digest causes their feathers to absorb the pigment of the shrimp, gradually turning their feather from white to pink.

Hours worked: 1 hour

Obtained from Wikipedia

Bismuth Crystal

I find the color interactions on a Bismuth crystal to be fascinating because of all of the different hues that appear on the surface of the crystal. The reason that Bismuth shines in so many different colors is because of the different levels of oxide that reside on its surface. This causes for light to reflect in different wavelengths off of the crystal and appear as different hues.

Obtained from Pinterest

The Paradise Tanager

This image caught my eye because of the contrasting colors on this tropical bird. The reason for this was because of the different color contrast that appears on its feathers. I like how while all of these colors seem very vibrant, the change in value differentiates them from each other. This allows for the birds overall appearance to really stand out without clashing against itself.

Hours: 1.5 hours

I loved this phase one. It was a little bit hard on painting like always since wash is not what I’m used to paint with. But I liked that we had a partner and that we had an opportunity to come up with our own creative ideas. There was really room for our own creativity. I loved it.