Rainbow Shading Part 3 Lesson
This last Friday Art Clubbers, once again, continue to explore the complex topic of shading in color using “Rainbow Shading” techniques. We worked on a simple project including Crescent Moon, Pokeleaf and Fife tangles (all Zentangle).
We started by creating a very simple and bold piece using the three tangles over a class Z string:
We then started to discuss at length the color scheme, choosing our main colored pencils.
For each pencil we selected, we added other values (brightness) to create a full ensemble of colored pencils.
We then started to work on the shading, using color variation, value, intruder colors and more coloring techniques.
Since the technique is so time consuming, we completed only a couple of each one of the tangle fragments.
Each tangle was selected to provide an example of a different situation related to coloring. For example, I selected Crescent moon to show how you can create a bi-color gradient.
After class, we got into interesting discussion and questions. About 60 participants attended the class! This now officially starts my Art Club's “every Friday” new schedule. Classes last no more than 2 hours, and topics are divided into multi-part series, giving us plenty of time to learn each concept.
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This picture was made largely adapted from a fragment of Gothic architecture I found in Richard Glazier’s Manual of Historic Ornament (archive dot org). I combined three primary colors with black ink, and shaded and colored using inktense pencils.