COLOR !

Color is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.

THREE PROPERTIES OF COLORHue:The name given to a color (red, blue, etc.)

THREE PROPERTIES OF COLORIntensity:The strength and vividness of a color

THREE PROPERTIES OF COLORValue:The lightness or darkness of a color

THE COLOR WHEEL12 Stage Color Wheel

PRIMARY COLORSIn the RYB (or subtractive) color model, the primary colors are red, yellow and blue.*Can make every color, but no colors can make them!

Red Yellow Blue

SECONDARY COLORSThe three secondary colors (orange, green and violet) are created by mixing two primary colors.

Orange Green Violet

INTERMEDIATE/TERTIARY COLORSAnother six intermediate or tertiary colors are created by mixing primary and secondary colors. Red-Orange Yellow-Green Blue-Green Red-Violet Yellow-Orange Blue-Violet

WARM AND COOL COLORSWarm Colors are associated with warm things such as sunshine or fire. They are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance in space.

Cool Colors are associated with cool things such as ice, snow, water and grass. They give an impression of calm, and create a soothing impression.

TINTS, SHADES AND TONESTerms are often used incorrectly, although they describe fairly simple color concepts. Tints• If a color is made lighter by adding white, the

result is called a tint.

Shades• If black is added, the darker version is called a

shade.

Tones• If the complement is added, the result is a tone.

MONOCHROMATIC COLORSMonochromatic color scheme means “One Color”. It is a color scheme that uses only one hue and all the values (tints and shades) of that hue.

Color Scheme based on variations of a single hue.

MONOCHROMATIC COLORS

MONOCHROMATIC COLORS

Pablo PicassoThe Tragedy, 1903

COMPLEMENTARY COLORSThese are colors that are opposite each other on the Color Wheel

• Red and green

• Yellow and violet

• Blue and orange

COMPLEMENTARY COLORS

Vincent van GoghNoon Rest From Work, 1890

SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLORSSplit Complementary color scheme is a combination of one hue plus the hues on each side of its complement.

SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLORS

Jasper JohnsThe Map, 1961

ANALOGOUS COLORS

Analogous colors are three colors that sit side by side on the Color Wheel and have a common hue.

ANALOGOUS COLORS

Vincent van GoghSunflowers, 1889

TRIADIC COLORSA triadic color scheme uses three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.

TRIADIC COLORS

Andy WarholMichael, 1990

Triadic color schemes tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues.

To use a triadic harmony successfully, the colors should be carefully balanced - let one color dominate and use the two others for accent.

1. Color• definition & color wheel• Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Warm & Cool• Include color for each category

2. Tints, Shades, Tones• Create a value scale with tints & shades plus

tonesColor Schemes: definition on one side & work of art on the other3. Monochromatic4. Complementary5. Split-Complementary6. Analogous7. Triadic