LEVEL 4 : THE VALUE OF VOLUME
OVERVIEW
Level 4: The Value of Volume brings together and extends skills learnt in Levels 2 and 3 in more complex investigations of stand alone objects that combine the colour theory knowledge of Level 3 and the Dynamic Andamento of Level 2.
Your palette building will become more finely tuned and you can select to integrate larger tesserae and mixed media into your work.
Andamento is generated through the examination of the value and volume of the subject matter and brought to life through the manipulation of hue, value and chroma.
UNIT 1
GREYSCALE COFFEE POT
In Unit One we return to greyscale through observations of a Teapot or Coffeepot.
This study revisits the importance of value introduced in Level 3 Unit 1 as well as continuing to apply and extend our andamento knowledge.
These vessels ask the student to consider the volume through understanding geometry in three dimensions.
We also look a little more at reflection and how light reflects differently on different surfaces – flat, curved, even, uneven.
Samples by Andrea Ketterling, Nancy Holt, Paul Harper & Lee Baer.
UNIT 2
TINTS AND SHADES SHELL
In Unit Two we revisit the use of Tints and Shades by using one hue family (5YR) to render a dimensional shell.
This task extends the skills developed in the Lemon study (Level 3 – Unit 2) with added complexity in the chosen form which has both concave and convex areas, a twist, high and low value, high and low chroma, and compressed and expanded areas.
The shell also connects to the Level 2 – Unit 4 Sphere Study in Compression and Expansion. We can see how the understanding of volume developed in that lesson is still relevant here in a real world application.
Samples by Sarah Watts and Elaine Fossler.
UNIT 3
HARMONIOUS blend Leaves
In Unit Three we revisit the use of harmonious colour by using a analogous series of hues to render a Leaf.
This task extends the skills developed in the Pear study in Level 3 – Unit 3.
We work in a colour palette that moves through harmonious hues spanning yellow-orange through to green or blue green in different values.
This is the first exercise in Level 4 where we need a comparative values palette, consisting of a value scale for each hue in the harmonious selection.
UNIT 4
COMPLEMENTARY Colour lily
Unit Four brings the most challenging task of Level 4… the Lily.
Even though the lily is one object (plus a background) the flower itself has six petals each moving in a different direction.
This is almost like six seperate objects as each has its own directional changes, and variations.
In this study students are invited to create a background of foliage in a complementary opposite colour.
Samples by Lee Baer, Galia Menin and Caitlin Hepworth.
Intermediate Levels 4, 5, 6 & 7 are offerred Live Online based on expressions of interest from eligible and interested students.
