Color and Value Exploration

My Color Wheel

 My Value Scale

1. I thought that making the color wheel and value scale were pretty interesting. I haven't put too much thought on art lately, but with this assignment I focused more on it. It was also cool to use a graphite pencil because I can't remember the last time I had to. I also liked painting the color wheel because I haven't actually spent time painting besides painting my walls. Painting walls isn't as enjoyable. All in all, I thought that creating these two aspects of art was a good way to step into the concept of creating art. It gave me a sense of how to create colors and how to shade.
2. I think I liked working with the graphite more because I felt like I had more control. I like knowing that I can erase to get rid of something. With the acrylic paint I felt like I had less control because there wasn't that luxury of erasing something. But having the colors was something I enjoyed because to me color brings more into a work of art.
3. I think the most important discovery in the creation of these studies was that they do take patience. I always want to get things done as quick as possible, but with these two assignments I actually took my time and with taking my time it seemed to calm me. I forgot how drawing and painting could be calming, but I also remembered that I stress a bit while doing things like this because I like things to be perfect even when it seems impossible.
4. From watching these videos I learned that I'm never going to be able to make it perfect but that it can be perfect in its own ways. I also learned how to mix colors and how to shade better. I never really was one to be able to mix colors properly, I would usually come up with a brownish hue like that in the center of the color wheels that we each created.