Monochromatic Landscape

mon·o·chro·mat·ic /ˌmänōkrəˈmadik/

adjective

adjective: monochromatic

  1. containing or using only one color.
    "monochromatic light"

We have been spending time working with landscapes and considering their composition of foreground, middle ground, and background- AND, how that translates into a photo editing software like Photopea.


Now, we will look at landscapes as if we are graphic designers.


Some of these are easier or harder than the others- it is up to you to decide how difficult this final piece of our landscapes will be for you.

The more small detail, the better it looks... but the more difficult it is!

Step 1. Imagine your landscape has been broken into layers, moving from the background forward to the foreground: sky, mountains, hills, river, grass/trees.

Begin to plan what color each section will be.

The closer a layer is to the top/front, the darker it should be.

Sketch this idea out in your sketchbok, and label what pieces will be what colors.



Step 2. Choose your palette:

Go to THIS LINK OR This link to choose a palette

You must have a minimum of 5 colors, but no more than 10 colors.

Write your HEXCODES for each color down in your sketchbook so you can reference them as you go.


Step 3. Open Photopea

Create a canvas of 7 in wide x 5 in tall

Open and Place your "Fantasy Landscape" JPG that we made last week.


Step 4. Create a new blank layer on top of your Landscape.

On this layer trace out your background (likely sky) area using a lasso tool.

Once you have your area selected, use your paint bucket tool to fill the area with your planned color.

** To choose the right color, put the corresponding HEXCODE into the color code box.

When you have finished filling your selected area in, clean up any wierd edges using a brush tool.

Then, hide that layer


Step 5: Repeat step 4 for all of your various layers and details.

Step 6. Once all of your layers are complete, show all of them to make sure they work well together and are in the correct order.

Clean up/fix any other bits you may have missed or need to refine.


Step 7: Save your work as a JPG and turn it in to the assignment post in Google Classroom.