2. a. Overall, my diptychs did not influence my future painting choices. I used completely different colors in my four paintings that were not the main focus of my diptychs. In my diptychs, my analogous composition had blue and green, my triad had red, blue, and yellow, my complementary had red and green, and my monochromatic one had different shades of green. On the other hand, my analogous painting had oranges and reds, my triad had red violet, yellow orange, and blue green, my complementary had blue and orange, and my monochromatic had shades of blue. In both of my triad compositions, I used variations of red, blue, and yellow, since I wanted to use a mixture of warm and cool colors.
b. In my paintings and diptychs, I wanted to use a variety of colors. My monochromatic has cooler tones, since I used blue. However, my analogous painting had warmer colors such as yellow and red. In my triad and complementary, I used a mixture of warmer and cooler colors. I think the monochromatic painting has a calmer feeling, but on the other hand, the analogous one has a more energetic feeling. My other paintings have a mixture of both, since the combination of warmer and cooler colors cause your eyes to move to different parts of the painting. My monochromatic and analogous diptychs both used cooler shades such as blue and green, but my triad and complementary ones used a mixture of cool and warm colors. In this case, my monochromatic and analogous had a calmer feeling because of the colder colors, but my other ones had a mixture of emotions.
3. I was able to develop my styles of painting by learning how to add different textures in my compositions. In my first one, I didn't really have an idea of how to add a texture, but by experimenting with my brushstrokes I was able to try out different texture in the rest of my paintings. This helped me become more abstract in my paintings and avoid being exact with the colors. Another way I became more confident was through creating different color combinations. I think using the color wheel enabled me to expand my knowledge of the different categories, as I started experimenting with colors different from the ones I was comfortable with. By combining the textures and color choices, I was able to create unique compositions and expand my knowledge of the numerous color combinations.
4. I have been able to observe color differently, since I now pay attention to the tone of the colors and where they are on the color wheel. Instead of just using blues and greens, I started experimenting with oranges as well. I'm also able to create different color combinations, now that I know about other combinations on the wheel.
