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New York Times Color Grid

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So this was the assignment that I worked on for the entire semester for my 2D class at MCAD with Erik Brandt. We took a page of the New York Times, traced a grid based on the layout, did 130 color experiments on the computer, then chose the one I liked best and hand painted each square directly on the newsprint as close as possible to a computer printout.

Needless to say, it was a bitch... but I am now a master of color mixing gouache and predicting the change in color based on the amount of water in the painting and drying. Thanks Erik.
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The top image shows my painted copy (left) next to the print out I used to test things (right).

Similarly, if anyone is interested, I had the cover page of the February 22, 2010 issue and my other classmates work can be seen here on my professor's flickr: [link]
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