Colour

Credit goes to Amber Fox, Kelly Clark and Vanessa Olson of the Facebook group High School Photography Educators for the lesson idea, resources and WAGOLL images.

Colour Harmony Boards

In this assignment you will learn about the theory of colour.

  1. Firstly watch this YouTube Video which explains what colour is:

2. Read through slides 1-7 on this presentation.

3. Now practice using the Color Calculator here to experiment creating different color harmonies. Watch this YouTube video to see how to do this:

For this assignment you will now use the PicCollage app to create 3 different Color Harmony Boards: An Analogous Board, Complementary Board and a Monochrome Board.

How to create your colour harmony board:

  • Step One: Create your color schemes using the color calculator. You will need to create one for each board.

  • Step Two: You may use photographs you have taken or stock photography and illustrations from the following sites: Pexels, Banimages, Pixaby or Stocksnap. Make sure to keep them organized. Create three folders on your desktop/phone gallery titled “Analogous,” “Complementary” and “Monochrome” to save your downloads.

  • Step three: Create three collages of your saved images. Use PicCollage for this. Watch this YouTube videos which show you how to do this: PicCollage app.

Go back to Google classroom and turn in all three collages.

Bonus Challenge: Incorporate another Element of Art into your images - such as line, texture, or shape.

WAGOLL

Below is an example of the collage of photographs you will create following this lesson:

Colour Grids

Now that you have looked at some awesome colour photographs taken by professionals, it's time to take some pics on your own. During this assignment you are going to create color grids.

  1. First you will need to pick your favorite colours.

  2. Next walk around your house and garden and find anything that is your chosen colour.

  3. Get close before you take your shot. Try and blur out the background (get in close to the subject, tap screen to select focus, etc) Take 5–9 SEPARATE photos of this color. YOU ARE NOT FINDING PICTURES ONLINE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

  4. Do not make your 6 photos all of the same topic (ex.green using all plants), and no flat subject like artwork, carpet, etc. You must mix it up and find DIFFERENT objects of that one colour.

  5. Make sure the color is the dominant focal point in the photo.

  6. Edit your photographs on Snapseed to make colors pop. (exposure, highlights, shadows, vibrance, etc)

  7. Put all your EDITED photographs into a collage using Pic Collage. Watch this YouTube videos which show you how to do this: PicCollage app.

  8. Go back to Google classroom and turn in your collage.

** THIS ASSIGNMENT REQUIRES YOU TO TAKE NEW PICTURES. DON'T USE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU FOUND ONLINE. YOU SHOULD HAVE A TOTAL OF 24 PICTURES (6 PICTURES OF EACH OF YOUR FOUR COLORS.)"

WAGOLL

Below is an example of the collage of photographs you will create following this lesson:

Color Pantone App exploration

This project is really fun and a great intro to explore the free Color Pantone app. You will really start to see some of the amazing colours around all around you. If you have trouble using the Color Pantone app there are loads of competitors in the app store (e.g. Drop app). This pantone tool is also used in design and branding, so a really useful skill to learn.

  1. Firstly watch this YouTube video which talks you through the Pantone challenge:

2. Next, look through your phone and find the most impressive COLORFUL photos you have ever taken. Choose at least 4 different photographs. The flower pictures you took for the Flower assignment would work great for this project.

3. Download the Color Pantone app (it is free) onto your phone and use it to see what the main colors are in the image. Watch the video on this webpage to understand what pantone is and what it is used for. You will also see how to use the Color Pantone app to find the pantone colors.

4. Put all four on a collage using PicCollage. Watch this YouTube videos which show you how to do this: PicCollage app.

If you want to share your pantone image, you can use the hashtag #pantonechallenge

If you are having any trouble with the Pantone app, download another app called Drop. You can do the exact same affect and that app might work better for you.

** YOUR PHOTOS SHOULD BE SAVED WITH THE PANTONE NUMBERS AND LIKE THE BELOW EXAMPLES ON A LARGE COLLAGE:

Useful colour links:

Colour palettes used in films