Gecko in the
Reds
“This gecko resembles my own pet
gecko although it is not the same color
as this gecko.”
- Gerardo Martinez
This drawing was made in Adobe Illustrator. It is a
complementary color drawing of a gecko in a grassy
field. By making this a complementary drawing, I used
the colors green and red which are opposites of each
other in the color wheel. While using the colors red
and green, I used the qualities of values within the artwork. The light source that shines on the gecko, rock,
and grass field is the sun. The values in the grass are
shown through the level changes of the color red from
bottom to the top. The rock shows its value through the
changing of the levels of red across it. The gecko itself
shows the values of green through the different parts of
the body formed from the light.
The idea of the drawing is to show how the complementary colors green and red can form a piece of art.
Also, it shows how the different levels and values of
the colors red and green are formed when a light source
is present. The drawing uses green because I had to
make three different color based drawings which are
monochramatic, complementary and analogous while
using one same color throughout all the drawings.
I want the audinece to see the blends of the two colors
through the lights and shadows in the artwork. Also, I
want to see how I used the color green in this complementary drawing and in the previous monochromatic
drawing. By doing this, I want to share there opinions
of what vibes do these two different artworks express.
Green gecko on a rock within a field of red grass with
a light source shining on the gecko and field.
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