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Co lo r U ni t. Basic Knowledge and Theory. Mr. Wilson- Middle School Art. The Color Wheel. What is a Hue?. PRIMARY Colors. Red Blue Yellow. SECONDARY Colors. Orange Green Purple/ Violet. INTERMEDIATE/ TERTIARY. Made by combining a primary and a secondary Red + Orange =
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Color Unit Basic Knowledge and Theory Mr. Wilson- Middle School Art
The Color Wheel What is a Hue?
PRIMARY Colors • Red • Blue • Yellow
SECONDARY Colors • Orange • Green • Purple/ Violet
INTERMEDIATE/ TERTIARY • Made by combining a primary and a secondary • Red + Orange = Red-Orange • Yellow + Green = Yellow-Green • Orange + Yellow = Yellow-Orange • Blue + Green = ___?____
NEUTRAL COLORS • Brown • Gray/Grey • Black • White
COMPLIMENTARY Colors • Across from each other on the color wheel • Red- Green • Orange- Blue • Purple- Yellow
Warm Colors Cool Colors • Anything in the range of yellow, orange, and red • Anything in the range of green, blue, and purple
VALUE The natural lightness or darkness of a hue or the amount of white or black in a color. (Ex pink is a value of red. Navy is a value of blue)
Color MIXING Tint Shade A Hue plus white (water) A Hue plus black
INTENSITY • The purity of a hue. A hue at its highest intensity has no other color mixed with it.
MONOCHROMATIC • Mono means one and chrome means color. a scheme that uses black and white and only values of one color. Pablo Picasso- Old Guitarist
ANALAGOUS • A scheme that consist of three or four adjacent colors on the color wheel. • (Ex. Yellow-green, Yellow, Yellow-orange, Orange) Vincent Van Gogh- Sunflowers