JOSEF ALBERS’ “INTERACTION OF COLOR”  ("IOC")

COLOR THEORY COURSE

                  

NOTE:  The Interaction of Color course offered in the web site is the complete course.  Because of time constraints, the most outstanding and important studies have been selected for IHA's Studio Art Course.  Consult the "IOC IHA STUDIES CHECKLIST" link for IHA-offered studies and their due dates.  For the course's complete CHECKLIST, the link is "COMPLETE INTERACTION OF COLOR COURSE INDEX & CHECKLIST".

 

COMPLETE INTERACTION OF COLOR COURSE INDEX & CHECKLIST

 

By clicking on the link to each study chapter, you can return to the original text for precise explanations.  Color Course studies in italics represent those given at IHA.  For precise due dates and numbers of studies, go to:  STUDIO Q'S 2- 4 HOMEWORK page.

 

COLOR THEORY BACKGROUND REVIEW

 

IOC COURSE INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND

 

"COLOR IS RELATIVE TO THAT WHICH SURROUNDS IT" STUDIES:

1.  COLOR TEMPERATURE - 2 STUDIES

        1.1.  A series of 5 cold hues paired with any 5 warm hues.

        1.2..  A series of 5 cold hues paired with warm counterparts of the same    hue.

 

2.   3 COLORS = 4 - 2 STUDIES

        2.1.  One study for value (the easier of the two)

        2.2.  One study for hue

 

3.  3 COLORS = 2 - 2 STUDIES

        3.1.  One study for value

        3.2.  One study for hue

 

4.  4 COLORS=3 - 2 STUDIES

        4.1.  One study for value

        4.2.  One study for hue

 

 

ACRYLIC PAINT & COLOR MIXING STUDIES 

5.  HUE, VALUE, AND INTENSITY SCALES - 5 STUDIES

        5.1.  One study for hue using lighter hue to darker hue

        5.2.  One study for hue to hue using equal value

        5.3.  One study for value using hue to white

        5.4.  One study for value using hue to gray

        5.5.  One study for intensity using bright to dull

 

6.  MATCH A COLOR AID - 1 STUDY

        6.1.  One study

 

7.  PAINT A MIDDLE COLOR BETWEEN TWO COLOR AID HUES - 1 STUDY

        7.1.  One study

 

 

MIDDLE COLOR & SIMPLE TRANSPARENCY STUDIES: 

8.  ECHO TRANSITION - 2 STUDIES

        8.1.  One study for value with 3, 4 or 5 panels.

        8.2.  One study for hue with 3, 4 or 5 panels

 

9.  SIMPLE TRANSPARENCY - 2 STUDIES

        9.1.  One study for value

        9.2.  One study for hue

 

10.  TWO POSITIONS IN SPACE - 2 STUDIES

        10.1.  One study for value

        10.2.  One study for hue

 

11.  TRANSPARENT ON WHAT? - 2 STUDIES

        11.1.  Two studies for hues

 

 

INTENSITY, VALUE & OPTICAL MIXTURE STUDIES:

12.  VIBRATION - 2 STUDIES

        12.1.  Two successful hue studies

 

13.  GLOW - 2 STUDIES

        13.1.  Two successful hue studies

 

14.  EQUAL VALUE DESTROYS FORM - 1 STUDY

        14.1.  One study for hue

 

15.  OPTICAL MIXTURE - 1 STUDY

        15.1.  One study

 

16.  FOUR WORLDS - 1 STUDY

        16.1.  One study with 4 panels each using the same 4 colors

 

 

ADVANCED MIDDLE COLOR & TRANSPARENCY STUDIES:

17.  STEP-UP/STEP-DOWN - 2 STUDIES

        17.1.  Two studies

 

18.  STEP-UP/STEP-DOWN, CHANGE OR ADD A HUE - 2 STUDIES

        18.1.  Two studies

 

19.  STEP-UP/STEP-DOWN, UNRELATED HUE AND INTENSITY - 2 STUDIES

        19.1.  Two studies

 

 

ADVANCED MIDDLE COLOR STUDY: 

20.  GOETHE’S TRIANGLE - 1 STUDY

        20.1.  One study

 

 

THE MASTERS STUDY: 

21.  COPY A MASTERPIECE - 1 STUDY

        21.1.  One study

 

       

 

 

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