Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a french painter who lived from {June, 7 1848 – May 8, 1903) Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color
his vivid use of color is due to the use of "complementary colors" which make colors seem more vibrant when placed next to each other in a work of art
complementary colors are the colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel. it will be a pair of colors: a primary & secondary color
THE USE OF COMPLEMENTARY COLORS MAKES THE SUBJECTS "STAND OUT"
COMPLEMENTARY COLORS ARE FOUND ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER ON THE COLOR WHEEL {for example, notice how yellow is OPPOSITE purple?
many sports teams choose complementary colors !
choose the complementary color pair you want to use
red/ green blue/ orange purple/ yellow
your entire work must be done using only those two colors!! you may also have some white and black areas to make it interesting note: white is the complementary color of bl
per the rubric, you must have 8 different items to get 2 points on the creative portion of your grade
{5 different items will get you one point}
here are some ideas per "sloppy copies" from other 7th grade students
here are some sloppy copies ......being developed
instructions for this project
1. Think of a setting that you want to develop
2. explore how to "draw tutorials" to help you draw things you might not be able to draw on your own
3. choose one set of colors ......just one set! are you going to do your project in purple & yellow? or red & green? or blue & orange? 4. Black & White are shades of all colors..........so, you can leave some parts white, and use black in some parts.... {check student examples provided here}