Track 12. Educational Innovation Authors: Carmen González García, Felicidad García-Sánchez, Juan Sebastián González, Víctor del Río García, Alberto Santamaría Fernández and José Gómez-Isla

1. DIGITAL TOOLS FOR THE DIDACTICS OF
COLOUR IN FINE ARTS STUDIES: REMARKS ON
COLOUR*
We use “colour” like in the translation of WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig, Remarks on Colour, University of California Press, Oakland, 2007.
Carmen González García Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. cmngonzalez@usal.es
Felicidad García-Sánchez Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. GRIAL Research Group. University of Salamanca. felicidadgsanchez@usal.es
Juan Sebastián González Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. University of Salamanca. juansebastian@usal.es
Víctor del Río García Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. delrio@usal.es
Alberto Santamaría Fernández Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. albertosantamaria@usal.es
José Gómez-Isla Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. pepeisla@usal.es

2. An experience of
educational innovation
For the study of color structures
carried out with the students of the
Degree in Fine Arts of the
University of Salamanca

3. Teach painting
Color as a concept from different
perspectives: visual impression, expression
of emotions and symbolic construction.

4. Objectives of the
project
• Visualize the use of color in the works of
reference artists and seek relationships.
• Nimbly identify color parameters (hue saturation
and brightness)
• Analyze practically chromatic structures in
relation to theories of color and the contrasts of
authors studied in class as Johannes Itten or
Josef Albers.
• Critically analyze own images and generate
debates about the results of the group-level
work.
• Compare color structures of copies and
interpretations about reference works.
• Use an auxiliary tool to solve color-mixing
exercises.
• Acquire basic skills and encourage student
learning from the combination of
experimentation with digital tools and the
traditional practice of painting.

5. Project development We work in team

6. Apply the digital tools to a
self-analysis of the paintings
made by each student
Google’s Vision API

7. ADOBE Color

8. Reference images of Art
History that are analyzed and
studied in different subjects
Schemes with oil painting

9. Results New methods and experiences

10. Conclusions
It is very important for the student of the
Degree in Fine Arts to acquire from the first
moment a solid base of understanding of color.

11. DIGITAL TOOLS FOR THE DIDACTICS OF
COLOUR IN FINE ARTS STUDIES: REMARKS ON
COLOUR*
We use “colour” like in the translation of WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig, Remarks on Colour, University of California Press, Oakland, 2007.
Carmen González García Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. cmngonzalez@usal.es
Felicidad García-Sánchez Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. GRIAL Research Group. University of Salamanca. felicidadgsanchez@usal.es
Juan Sebastián González Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. University of Salamanca. juansebastian@usal.es
Víctor del Río García Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. delrio@usal.es
Alberto Santamaría Fernández Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. albertosantamaria@usal.es
José Gómez-Isla Art History/ Fine Arts Dept. ITACA Research Group. University of Salamanca. pepeisla@usal.es