October 28, 2009

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Color Wheel

• A diagram that organizes the basic colors

Colors that mix to create ALL other colors

1.Red2. Blue3. Yellow

Primary Colors

Colors made with 2 primary colors

1.Green (blue+yellow)

2.Orange (yellow+red)

3.Violet (blue+red)

Secondary Colors

Intermediate Colors

Colors made from 1 primary and 1 secondary color

1.Yellow-green (more yellow+green)

2.Yellow-orange (more yellow+orange)

3.Red-violet (more red+violet)

4.Red-orange (more red+orange)

5.Blue-green (more blue+green)

6.Blue-violet (more blue+violet)

Monochrome One color and it’s values

1.TINT= add white

2.TONE=add black

Complementary Colors

Colors that are opposite on the color wheel

1.Red & Green (Christmas)

2.Blue & Orange (Chicago Bears)

3.Violet & Yellow (Schurz

Neutral Colors

Brown, beige, tan, gray and black; earthy colors1. Mix complementary colors to get these colors!

Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheelAnalogous

Think of the sun or fire (oranges, reds, yellows). Usually appear to

come forward in space

Warm Colors

Think of water (blues, greens, violets). Usually appear to go back in space

Cool Colors

(The next few slides are not necessarily about color but relate to your upcoming

project. Please take notes!)

Pattern• Principle of Art; Repeated

elements to create a design or surface texture

Tessellation• A type of pattern where

each piece fits exactly into the next like a puzzle

M.C. Escher• An artist who used optical illusions,

“impossible spaces” and tessellations to create ‘mind bending’ imagery

• 1898-1972

What will I do next?

• Draw out and paint a modified color wheel on a square piece of paper

• Create a “tessellation” pattern around your color wheel

• Use “neutral colors” to paint the shapes around your color wheel

• Time: approximately 2 weeks