Name: ____________________________ Due: week 5

This assignment WILL contribute to the final grade.

Week 3-5 Colour theory assignment – Gr 8

You have now begun to understand how and why different artists use colour in their work. It helps to
inform the viewer of different ideas and connotations that are part of cultural norms and evolutionally ideas.

Assignment:

For this assignment, you will create a work that only uses one (1) of the colour harmonies presented in
class. This can be any image that you would like to create comprised of objects, but must use one of the colour
schemes/harmonies that have been covered in class.

Please also include a short artist statement outlining:

- What colour scheme that you have chosen.

- Why you have chosen the scheme.
- How it has been used.

Instructions:

1. Open sketchbook.
2. Choose what you want to draw. (This should be only objects).
3. Choose one colour harmony that you want to use. Remember to consider the cultural or emotional
associations to your chosen harmony.
4. Draw image with pencil to correct any mistakes that are made.
5. Apply chosen colour and medium to the page.
6. Remember to shade your image as needed.

Material:

- Pencil
- Pencil crayons
- Water colours
- Pastels

Example:

The example below is just that, an example. This is an example for the use of colour and how to
apply it in your own work.
Category 4 3 2 1 score
Design/ student applies Student applies Student tries to apply The student does
design principles design principles design principles in not appear to be
Composition
in the use of in the use of the use of colour able to apply most
colour (such as colour (such as (such as unity, design principles to
unity, contrast, unity, contrast, contrast, balance, his/her own work
balance, balance, movement, direction,
movement, movement, emphasis, and
direction, direction, center of interest) but
emphasis, and emphasis, and the overall result is
center of interest) center of not pleasing
with great skill interest) with fair
skill
Technical Skill, Students Students Students technical Students
Craftsmanship technical skill of technical skill skill of the media is technical skill of
the media is of the media is average according the media is
excellent very good to the goals of this weak according
according to the according to assignment to the goals of
goals of this the goals of this assignment
assignment this
assignment
Time/Effort Class time was Class time was Class time was not Class time was not
used wisely. used wisely. always used wisely, used wisely and the
Much time and Student could but student did do student put in no
effort went into have put in more some additional work additional effort
the planning and time and effort at at home
design of the home
mask. It is clear
the student
worked at home
as well as at
school
Drawing Drawing is Drawing is Drawing has few The drawing lacks
expressive and expressive and details. It is primarily almost all detail OR
detailed. Shapes, somewhat representational with it is unclear what
patterns, shading detailed. Little very little use of the drawing is
and/or texture are use has been pattern, shading or intended to be.
used to add made of pattern, texture. Student Student needs to
interest to the shading, or needs to improve work on control.
painting. Student texture. Student control
has great control has basics, but
and is able to had
experiment a little not \"branched\"
out
Creativity Student has Student has Student has copied Student has not
taken the taken the some painting from made much
technique being technique being the source material. attempt to meet the
studied and studied and has There is little requirements of the
applied it in a way used source evidence of assignment
that is totally material as a creativity, but the
his/her own. The starting place. student has done the
student\'s The student\'s assignment
personality/voice personality
comes through comes through in
parts of the
painting