Using the Triangle

Many Renaissance artists followed a triangular or pyramid plan to organize the main figures in their works. Using pencil and ruler, draw a large triangle on a sheet of white paper. Within this shape, fit one or more of the letters that make up your initials. Fill as much of the space inside the triangle as you can. Use only straight, ruled line for your letters. Now continue some of the lines beyond the triangle to the edge of the paper. This will divide the rest of your composition into various shapes. Paint the shapes within the triangle with different values of a single hue. Paint the outside shapes with different values of the complementary hue.

PORTFOLIO
For your portfolio, write what you learned by creating this painting. Does your work reflect the same balance and organization as that of the Renaissance painters? Explain.

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