Value Scale & Color Wheel

Color Wheel

Value Scale

1. Discuss what you thought about creating the Value Scale and Color Wheel.


Creating the value scale was difficult for me because I like things to be perfect and only being able to shade by eye rather than comparing it to something made this a timely project. On the other hand, creating the color wheel brought me back to the good old days when we did that type of stuff in elementary school. I had fun working with paints again and mixing them to make new colors. It made me finally appreciate grade school.

2. Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?

I liked working with the paints because you can mix them to create new shades and colors. I find it fascinating how all colors derive from just three basic colors. It was enjoyable as well as a learning/experimental project and I look forward to using more acrylic paints in the future!

3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?

Other than needing patient, I discovered that the technical aspects of art, such as the value scale and color wheel, are very important to master because they are the foundations for creating the bigger and more complex pieces of art that we are learning about now. 

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

Everything I learned from the videos were helpful to me because I am so inexperienced with anything related to art. I basically played and paused the movie 10 times to make the color wheel because I was copying every step they did to make sure I was doing it right. I thought they were very helpful especially for me because I am a visual learner.