Overview & Goals

This lesson explores the question, “How is color contrast effect in visual art?’  At the end of this lesson, students will be able to define Itten’s color contrast.

Instructor Lesson

https://art162.community.uaf.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/540/2015/07/Lesson-9-Color-Contrast.pdf

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Photoshop Activity

Instructions

1. Watch the following videos.  
2. Using the techniques covered in the video, use Photoshop to create  
3. Make a new post  on the blog and click  the  Category ‘Photoshop’.
4. Title the post “Photoshop Lesson 9”
5. Post an image of what you created in Photoshop.  
6. Write about any difficulties you encountered and how you resolved them.
7. Commenting on other student’s  Photoshop posts is encouraged, but not required.

Photoshop: How to Make a Beautiful, Watercolor Portrait from a Photograph

Exercise

Instructions: For this exercise, use paints on paper.  

https://art162.community.uaf.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/540/2015/07/ex_Color-contrast.pdf

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Exercise Submission & Discussion

• Review instructions ‘Exercise Submission and Discussion’.
• Make a new post on the blog and click  the Category ‘Color Contrast ‘.
• In your blog post include images from  all sections of the exercise.
• View all posts in this category and give constructive feedback to at least one other student.