Three photography students explored hand-coloring techniques inspired by Andy Warhol's Four Marilyns. They examined four color relationships - primary, secondary, tertiary, and monochromatic - by using oil paints on photographs over three class periods. The instructor demonstrated color blending and placement techniques to emphasize themes and discussed dividing photographs into sections to create abstract interpretations.

1. Hand-Colored Photographs Photography 3 students revisited hand-coloring techniques but with a twist! Inspired by Andy Warhol’s Four Marilyns , we explored four color relationships (primary, secondary, tertiary, and monochromatic) with Marshalls Oils and theme of emphasis.

2. Hand-Colored Photographs While discussing with the students on the four color relationships, I showed them my example of an abstracted painting of a bass player (above). Dividing a photograph into four sections, Jason used tempera paint to abstract his photograph (right).

3. Hand-Colored Photographs (right) Elle demonstrated how to use Marshall’s Oils colored pencils to blend colors. (left) After students made enlarged quad-color relationship paintings from one of their photographs, I reviewed the hand-coloring process and how emphasis was achieved through color placement.

4. Hand-Colored Photographs Students had three ninety minute class periods to complete their projects, layering and overlapping colors to achieve emphasis.

5. Hand-Colored Photographs Students like Jenn (above) and Kelly (right) layered Marshall’s Oils over the course of three class periods to achieve rich colors and depict the four color relationships.