Assignment 6: Free flow Watercolor Painting
read and view the following artwork to better understand your next assignment. You can also download the power point version below. **For drawing assignments for this class you are welcome to draw on a paper as large as you like. I encourage you to draw large unless you like to have very intricate details. You are welcome to any size paper you like in the metal cabinet drawers underneath the clock. Minimum do not go smaller that 11 in. x 17 in. Your paper can be poster size or even larger. It is your choice. Only use the paper in the metal cabinets for your assignments. They are expensive and should not be used for school posters etc. They are just for you and your class. Watercolor paper is also located in this area.
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Watercolor painting can be very controlled and very free flowing. Often there is a combination of both to create interest. We'be been drawing to build your levels of control, now it's time to loosen it up in painting.
Sometimes, losing some of the control adds surprise and mystery to a design. Contemporary artists are becoming less controlled today. The best way to lose control is to start with watercolors. |
Assignment:
•Create a watercolor painting showcasing a balance between control and freedom
Criteria
-Have a color theme
-Show Value
-Depict a person, place, or thing
-have at least one area which shows a loss of control
-Have an interesting, balanced composition that uses the entire paper.
-An executed plan (placement on images and execution of your idea is clean and well thought out)
-Only use watercolor paint on your paper
-Size of the paper must be fairly large. More than 22in in width.
•Create a watercolor painting showcasing a balance between control and freedom
Criteria
-Have a color theme
-Show Value
-Depict a person, place, or thing
-have at least one area which shows a loss of control
-Have an interesting, balanced composition that uses the entire paper.
-An executed plan (placement on images and execution of your idea is clean and well thought out)
-Only use watercolor paint on your paper
-Size of the paper must be fairly large. More than 22in in width.
GOALS
1. Display are artwork in the display case. Do not copy ideas online.
2. Create a preliminary sketch, experiment with watercolors. No artist statement needed for this assignment.
3. Take a photo of your finish artwork and send it to me via email.
1. Display are artwork in the display case. Do not copy ideas online.
2. Create a preliminary sketch, experiment with watercolors. No artist statement needed for this assignment.
3. Take a photo of your finish artwork and send it to me via email.
North Woods student examples
FOR THE VETERAN ARTISTS: Those who have completed this assignment before, I’d like to you attempt to paint a person in watercolor and having a area of the painting lose control in some way. Painting people is a much higher difficulty.