UNIT 3
Lesson 1
Shading is to change the value of a hue, darkening it. Adding black or a darker color to it can shade a hue.
Actually, every subject under the sun is worth painting. You shouldn’t be put off by an object because it is familiar. Look at what the great painters have done with an apple, for example. The important thing is what you do with the subject, how you express yourself.
-Dong Kingman contemporary artist
Red is shaded.
A CREATIVE EXERCISE CHALLENGING YOU TO PUSH PAST PRECONCEIVED IDEAS AND INTO THE REALM OF DISCOVERY
A painting is not built with color only. Color is such a strong element, however, that it is easy to react only to it, while missing the underlying structure of the painting. This structure is built upon the same elements found in drawing: line, shape, form, and value. The challenges in the next few units are based on drawing small images to help in seeing the underlying elements in finished works of art. TRY THIS: Draw a study of The New Born Child from the next page, concentrating on FORM. Show light and dark areas of the painting. Use shading to show form. Work on a half sheet of sketch paper. The work will be small enough so that your hand can easily move from one side of the page to the other. Work in this manner through the whole picture. Do not be concerned with details.
OBJECTIVE: to improve eye-hand coordination and to keep the student aware of other elements of art (form) within a color painting.
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