In Creative Color we completed our very first painting project, which was inspired by Georges Rouault. Rouault was a French expressionist painter who began his artistic career as a stained glass maker. His paintings are very much inspired by the vibrant colored glass, which is separated by bold black lead lines. The subject matter of Rouault's paintings often focused on royal courts and other important people. The first picture, "Old King," is currently on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art!
Using Rouault's technique and subject matter to inspired us, we used the kings, queens, and jacks of several decks of cards to guide our paintings. Playing cards have exceptional detail and each deck is different, so they are great to practice your keen observation skills!
Supplies:
Face Cards from decks of playing cards
Canvas Panels
Acrylic Paint
Palettes or disposable plates
Brushes
1. Since these paintings were highly detailed, sketches were carefully drawn directly--and lightly for easy erasing--on the canvas panels. We only drew the top half of the card, rather than doing two faces, so they would look like portraits instead of cards in the end.
2. For this painting project our goal was to apply the paint to look like vibrant. swirling stained glass windows. We double and tripled dipped our brushes into several analogous colors--like red, orange, and yellow--and swirled them onto our canvases. This created a unique marbled effect.
3. After we painted our entire king, queen, or jack, we outlined all the details in black paint to emulate stained glass leading.
Here are some pictures of our works in progress.
Here are the "Royal" Results!
Emmalee
Erin
Hannah
Emily
Roman
Sydney
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