COLOR

WHAT IS IT? Color: is another one of the elements of

art. When light is reflected off an object, color is what the eye sees.

Light is composed off all the colors, the full spectrum. When light hits an object some of the light is absorbed, and some is reflected. What is reflected is what we see.

WHAT IS IT?

Draw the diagram on your notes

WHAT IS IT? Color has three properties

Hue: the name of the colorValue: the lightness or darkness of a color Intensity: the quality of brightness and

purity Value scale:

Intensity scale:

THE COLOR WHEEL The color wheel is a tool used to help

understand color

UNDERSTANDING THE COLOR WHEEL There are different categories of colors:

Primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue. They are called primary because with them all other colors are mixed and you can’t make them by mixing any colors

Secondary colors: Green, orange, violet (purple). They are called secondary colors because they are made by mixing two primary colors.

Tertiary or intermediate colors: yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange. Made by mixing a primary and secondary color.

MIXING COLORS Red Yellow Blue

Red + yellow = Orange Blue + red = Violet (purple)Yellow + blue = Green

Blue + green = blue-green Blue + violet = blue-violet Red + violet = red-violet Red + orange = red-orange Yellow + orange = yellow-orange Yellow + green = yellow-green

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Tertiary, third floor. Needs the primary AND secondary colors

Secondary, second floor. Needs the primary

Primary, first floor. Supports/ makes everything

Red, Blue, Yellow

Green, Violet, Orange

BG, BV, YG, YO, RO, RV

ROY G. BV R – Red O – Orange Y – Yellow G – Green B – Blue V - Violet

CATEGORIES OF COLORS

Primary: Red, Blue, Yellow Secondary: Green, Orange, Violet Tertiary: YO, YG, BG, BV, RV, RO Neutrals: Black, White, Grey, Brown. Any

color that is not intense (or any color that is dull)Neutrals are made by mixing compliments

or opposites.

UNDERSTAND THE COLOR WHEEL

COLOR SCHEMES A color scheme is a plan for

organizing colors. Unorganized colors or unplanned colors are very confusing to your eye, like listening to unorganized music.

COLOR SCHEMES Monochromatic: Mono=1 Chroma=color.

A color scheme using only one color and that color’s tints and shades.

COLOR SCHEMES Analogous Colors: These are colors that

sit side by side on the color wheel. For example Violet, red-violet, and red. Or green, blue-green, and blue.

COLOR WHEEL

COLOR SCHEMES Complimentary colors: These are colors

that are located OPPOSITE of each other on the color wheel. They are thought of as opposites in the same way black and white are thought of as opposites.

Complimentary colors produce the greatest contrast you can get with color.

COLOR WHEEL

COMPLIMENTARY COLORS Complement of red = green Compliment of blue = orange Compliment of yellow = violet

COLOR SCHEMES Color Triads: This color scheme is made

up of three (think TRIads) colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel. Essentially the primary OR the secondary colors.

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COLOR TRIAD

COLOR SCHEME Warm and Cool colors: The color wheel

can be divided into two groups, warm and cool.Warm colors are red, orange, and yellow.

They are associated with warm things like sunshine and fire.

Cool colors are blue, green, and violet. They are associated with cool things like ice, snow, and water.

Cool colors seem to recede in a painting and warm colors seem to come forward in a painting. This can be used to create depth.

WARM AND COOL

COLOR SCHEMES Neutral Colors: neutral colors are grays

and browns, or any dull version of a color.

How do you make neutral colors? 1. Mix complimentary colors:

Blue + orange Green + red Violet + yellow Doing this gets various browns. This also neutralizes bright colors, changes their

intensity. Blue + orange = dull blue

Black and white = gray

COLOR WHEEL

NEUTRAL COLORS

COLOR SCHEME PROJECT

Monochromatic

Analogous

Complimentary

Color Triad

Warm

Cool

Neutral

1. Start with drawing a design using a variety of different kinds of lines.

2. After the basic design is done divide the paper into 7 strips. To do this mark off ever 2.5 inches and divide the paper with a line.

3. After this, paint each section using a different color scheme. Use the following order.