Work Within a Named Palette

Supplied materials

• Paper and a pencil. Write color names if you do not have coloring supplies.
• Read this example: A paper design brief allows only the named colors red and blue; color words may stand for coloring materials. Which plan follows it? Supplied candidates: (A) Add a third color for every shape (B) Ignore the palette because art has no constraints (C) Use only a color not on the list (D) Use red circles and blue background.
• Try this question: A paper design brief allows only the named colors blue and yellow; color words may stand for coloring materials. Which plan follows it? Supplied candidates: (A) Add a third color for every shape (B) Ignore the palette because art has no constraints (C) Use blue circles and yellow background (D) Use only a color not on the list.

Learn the idea

A palette is a chosen set of colors. For this task, use only the colors named in the directions. You can write color labels instead of coloring the picture.

Reason through the supplied case: The plan uses both allowed color names and no third color. A limited palette is a chosen design constraint, not a rule that other palettes are wrong. Written labels can satisfy this exercise without any purchased supplies.

A brief’s palette is a chosen rule for this task. It is not a universal judgment that other colors are wrong, and no purchase is needed.

1. Read the red-and-blue design directions. Find the two allowed colors.
2. Explain why red circles on a blue background use only the allowed colors.
3. Try the question and all three practice questions before checking their answers.
4. Design a small paper scene using only the labels blue and yellow for every region.
5. Check your work: Every region uses an allowed color label; no third color is introduced.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Try one more question: A paper design brief allows only the named colors red and gray; color words may stand for coloring materials. Which plan follows it? Supplied candidates: (A) Add a third color for every shape (B) Ignore the palette because art has no constraints (C) Use only a color not on the list (D) Use red circles and gray background. Answer: Use red circles and gray background. The plan uses both allowed color names and no third color. A limited palette is a chosen design constraint, not a rule that other palettes are wrong. Written labels can satisfy this exercise without any purchased supplies. Now make your own work: Design a small paper scene using only the labels blue and yellow for every region. Check your work: Every region uses an allowed color label; no third color is introduced.

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