1. COLOUR !

2. What do you already
know?
• What are the primary colours?
• What are the three secondary
colour?
• What is the third categories of
colours called?

3. Did you get them
correct?
• Yellow, Red, Blue
• Orange, Purple, Green.
• Tertiary.

4. Colour tones
• When you add black or white to a
colour, these are called tones.
• Look at what happens to red when we
add black and white to it.

5. • You will need:
• Your Art sketchbook
• A variety of coloured pencils
• A ruler
• An HB pencil
• Possibly a rubber and pencil sharpner!

6. • Task 1: Creating a 9 square grid.
• Open your sketchbook to a clean page and write the
title ‘Colour Tones’.
• Using a ruler carefully create a square 9cm x 9cm.
• Using the sides, top and bottom of the page will help
you to create an accurate square (L5). Alternatively
you can use the 9cm template. (L4). Divide this into
3cm squares.

7. Creating a tonal grid
• Use this method to fill in your grid.
• Choose a colour and lightly colour in the
top right hand corner square. In the
square below use the same colour but
press slightly harder, repeat for the
bottom square pressing harder.
• You should have a range of tones in one
colour.
• Now fill in the other squares using two
other colours.

8. Tonal shades
• You now have created a grid of light and dark
tonal shades.
• You can use watercolour paints to get the
same effect but you would need to use white
paint to get paler shades and black paint to
create darker tones.

9. Chuck Close
• This is a self-portrait by
a contemporary
American artist. He
mainly creates portraits
and has created many
self-portrait.

10. • If we zoom in a bit further you can see that the
portrait is made up of squares.
• Each square is filled with cell like patterns.
• Each pattern is either a light or dark toned pattern.

11. • Task 2: Creating Chuck Close inspired
patterns
• Draw another grid containing 9 squares using
the same measurements as before on a new
page in your sketchbook.
• Using the A3 sheets provided create your own
set of Chuck Close inspired patterns in light,
medium and dark tones.
• Try to create some flesh coloured squares in
light and dark tones.
• On the next slide there are some examples.

13. • Task 3:
• Now choose a different medium to create
another set of patterned squares.
• Watercolour: you can produce different
shades by mixing in black or white paint into
the original colour. Watercolour can produce
subtle shades. Please use a mixing pallet.
• Oil pastel: you can blend different shades with
these and the colours can be vibrant and
produce striking effects.

14. • Review
• In your table groups, decide which medium
(pencil, pastel or paint) produces the best
effects. Write your thoughts about this in your
sketchbook.
• Things to consider:
• Vibrancy of colour, ability to create a variety of
light and dark tones, ease of use, time to
complete each square.

15. • Task 4:
• You will now be given a square of paper with a
grid on it, there will be some light and dark areas
on each one. There will be a number on the back.
• Using tracing paper carefully trace the grid and
the areas of light and dark, you can go over the
lines more heavily once you have drawn them.
• Now turn the tracing paper over and place it on a
piece of drawing paper face down. Draw the over
the lines, using a ruler where necessary, draw the
shape of the dark and light areas. You may get a
piece with just dark on or just light. Most will be
mixed. Transfer your number onto the back of the
paper.

16. • Your next job is to colour in the squares using
the tonal patterns that you have created.
Using the dark patterns for the dark areas and
paler patterns for the light areas. You could
choose paint, pencil or pastel.
• Take your time and complete your piece to the
best of your ability. Your piece is going to be
part of a larger picture.
• When you have finished. Give your completed
piece to your teacher and stick the tracing
paper into your sketchbook.