Color & Texture

Art II

Color

Seen by the way light reflects off a surface.

Used to express emotion.

Texture

Actual texture: feeling of an object (rough, smooth, etc.)

Simulated Texture: fake texture that is drawn/painted.

Actual Texture

Objects you can actually feel (ex: the fabric of your shirt)

Real rocks or water that you can pick up and touch

Simulated Texture (colored pencil)

Texture that is drawn, painted, in a photograph, etc.

Objectives of this assignment

Demonstrate simulated texture using colored pencil shading techniques

Recreate a texture of your choice from a photograph using a range of values, color and shading techniques

Demonstrate how to create tints and shades with colored pencil

Demonstrate effective compositional layout

Demonstrate knowledge of emphasis on the texture

Student Examples

Other Examples

Dee Overly

Colored pencil and graphite artist from Ohio

Photographs objects in nature and draws what she sees

Uses close observation and use of her photos to draw detailed images of stones, leaves, flowers, etc.

Worked as an irrigation designer before becoming a full-time fine artist in 2001

Overly’s Artwork

Raindrops 2007, colored pencil drawing, 8½ x 7 inches.

Rock Bed 2. 2007, colored pencil drawing, 4½ x 9.

Looking for a Home2007, colored pencil drawing,11½ x 9.

Taking it a step further

An advanced technique with texture can be created by placing one texture of an object in a new location.

If you are looking for a challenge, try this! …

Example

Alligator scales on a car

Assignment

Locate 4 visuals that you would possibly like to draw.

Choose one or combine 2 together and print a color copy.

Create 3 value scales of 8 values each using smooth, scumbling and cross hatching in your sketchbook.

Practice a small portion of the visual (about ¼ of the image) in your sketchbook or on black construction paper.

Draw a white outline of objects you crop in your photo on the final drawing paper (you may want to use the grid!)

Grading Criteria

Craftsmanship 10pts

Composition 20pts

Colored Pencil Technique 20pts

Texture 20pts

Value 20pts

Participation 10pts