Painting Project #1

I originally hadn't signed up for a painting class, but it ended up fitting into my schedule so I figured, why not?

The first day of class we weren't able to do much because we had ordered painting kits from the Utrecht Art Supply store in Carle Place.  But when they were delivered they were mixed up with some kits from the advanced class, so we didn't have the right colors, brushes, etc.  I tried to keep mine because it had a lot more paints, but they caught me.  So sad.

Anyway, the first project we were assigned is a pretty basic one, and, sorry to say, kind of boring.  We divided the canvas into three rows of four, so 12 squares total.  Then we had to divide each square into three geometric shapes.  So there's 36 shapes total on the canvas.  Using only the primary color paints, we have to paint each shape a different color.

Exhilarating.

The primary colors (blue, red, and yellow) will make the secondary colors when mixed together (purple, orange, and green)- you know, just in case you didn't learn that in elementary school.  And we did have three shades of blue, two shades of red, and two shades of yellow.  We could also use white to lighten the shades a bit, since we weren't allowed to use any of the colors straight out of the tube.  But I feel like I just ran out of colors as I got to last few shapes.  Or they were at least starting to look like each other.

The next step is to cover the first layer with a second layer of paint.  Now we have to start picking a "dominant" color that will be repeated throughout the painting.  So if I chose blue to be my dominant color, I'd have lots of shades of blue ranging from blueish-green to blueish-purple.  But then we have to have a "sub-dominant" color also present, which would just be the complementary color.  So blue's complement would be orange.  Then we'll go over it with a third coat of paint so even everything out and make it smooth.

Like I said, not too exciting.  I don't have a picture of it yet, but trust me you aren't missing much.  Let me just say, thank God we have to go over the first layer because mine is uggggglyyyyy.