Challenge #20 - Color Palettes of the Masters

 The Quilters Studio – Art Quilt Challenge                     

2^nd Saturday of month 10:30 am (Sept to May)

Challenge #20

Color Palettes of the Masters           Oct 8th/due Nov 12th   



Wheatfield with Crows by Vincent Van Gogh



 

Birds in a Field by Cynthia Morgan



Let’s look at what color combinations have been used successfully in paintings by the masters and try one out!

This challenge begins with selecting a painting, identifying the color palette used in that painting, and then creating a piece based on that color palette.  You can challenge yourself to use only the colors in that palette or you can add or subtract a few colors, if needed.

Also keep in mind color placement and color proportion…you might try out what the masters did.  If you use Photoshop to determine the colors, use the Pixelate filter - Mosaic

Color palette links:

http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/06/20/color-inspiration-from-the-masters-of-painting/

http://artvarsity.com/35-inspiring-color-palettes-from-master-painters

http://www.non-solo-arte.com/caravaggio-colour-palette.html

Information on colorists:  

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/colour-in-painting.htm#colourists

http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/renaissance.html