#030 Separating Color Areas

Hi,

I'm so glad you've joined me for a WEEKLY summer art challenge. These will post on Monday mornings June 6 to July 11. We will focus on an aspect of the element of color. Color can be used by young and old, experienced and those new to the topic. I want you to look around your home and explore the outdoors to find subjects for your drawings and paintings. When we look at actual objects, we see more information than we can imagine! Use that information in your art. 

Your art materials can be dry, such as crayons, pastels, oil pastels, and colored pencils, or they can be wet, like watercolor pan sets, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylics.  Use the materials you have on hand. 

Enjoy Color Drawing and Painting!

Brenda Ellis

YOUR COLOR CHALLENGE

Your Challenge: Go outdoors and find 3 plants you enjoy looking at. Draw them, color them, paint them. Build colors with light pressure, as shown in the video. Keep colors in their separate areas. 

Challenge II: Draw the plants on a dark background. Use a dark paper and high quality bright pigment (oil pastels, chalk pastels, colored pencils) to make the plants pop out from the background.

Go to ARTistic Pursuits website.