~*Color Schemes & Harmonies*~

In my first 11x12 painting, I chose to emanate the Split Complimentary Harmony. The colors i used were yellow, yellow-orange, and green. The value consists of high key tints ranging from a number 3 on the value scale to a number 7 for the shadowed dark areas. I used a low chroma burnt umber to demonstrate the negative space. As the values of the fruit turn the shape it suggests a rounded form. With the banana i tried to show a form that suggested planes instead of it being a rounded figure. I made the fruit lean up against eachother to show weight being supported. I think this painting shows good depth. I showed the background by portraying a minimal lighted area in back of the still life showing that it is in a box and light has escaped in to make its debut. I showed middleground by putting a wall on the right to show the space that the fruit takes up in the box. The wall in the front shows foreground. My brush strokes are minimal because i like to make it look like it is realistic because it looks neater. This painting consists of very hard edges. I didnt really blend too much in this one. I feel i show good atmospheric space.



In my second 11x14 painting, I decided to show the Complimentary Harmony using Orange and Blue. I decided to keep this painting of mid chroma, So the highest tint is about a 4 and the lowest shade is a 7 on the value scale. With the negative space, I thought i would make the warm areas the orange color and the shade the blue color to suggest a coolness. I think my depth didnt come out as well as i had hoped. I could've made it seem like there was a more distinct background to make it better. When i tried to show shape, it also came out bad because i was just learning, so everything looks banded. I did that to show the variation in value. Next time, i will moddle the values together to make it look a little more blended. I made the edges in this one hard as well. I think i succeeded with the orange but not with the cup.