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Definition Color Wheel Color Theory 4. Psychology of Color. Color. Test Yourself. Definition. An element, or basic building block, of art. Color has three components; hue , value , and intensity. Hue is the color name. Red. Green. Yellow. Violet. Blue. Orange.
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Definition Color Wheel Color Theory 4. Psychology of Color Color Test Yourself
Definition An element, or basic building block, of art. Color has three components; hue, value, and intensity.
Adding white to a color makes different tints. Adding black to a color makes different shades.
Dull Bright Bright You can dull a color by adding it’s complement.
Color Wheel There are three colors that can not be produced by mixing colors together. These are primary colors. They are red, yellow, and blue. Youcan mixalltheothercolorsfrom the primaries, black, and white.
When you mix two primary colors you get a secondary color. There are three secondary colors. + = Red and yellow make orange. + = Yellow and blue make green. + = Blue and red make violet.
+ = Red and orange make red orange + = When you mix a primary color with a secondary you get an intermediate or tertiary color. There are six tertiaries. Orange and yellow make yellow orange + = Yellow and green make yellow green + = Green and blue make blue green + = Blue and violet make blue violet + = Violet and red make red violet
Let’s review: Starting at number 1 try to think of what color results from mixing the two adjacent colors before each appears. Click once on the screen to begin. ? 4 9 1 3 5 8 2 4 6 7 2
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are complementary. Click once on the screen to view.
Colors that are right next to each other on the color wheel are analogous. Click once on the screen to view.
Warm colors seem to advance, or pop out, in an artwork. Cool colors seem to recede, or go back into an artwork. Click on the paintings that best represent this statement.
Yes! The warm leaves really pop out against the cool cliff wall.
No, this artwork is monochromatic, nothing advances or recedes.
Yes, the warm colorsreally draw our attention, they really pop out.
Yes, the warmth of the building really sticks out against the cool of the waves and landscape in the background.
Seven Color Theories of Good Design • Contrast of hue or primary contrast • Light dark contrast • Cold warm contrast • Complementary contrast • Simultaneous contrast • Contrast of saturation or vivid dull contrast • Contrast of extension
Contrast of hueor primary contrast Colors used in their purest form. The three primaries, red, yellow and blue.
Light dark contrast Any color and it’s values (That means you mix it with white and/or black.) This is also known as a monochromatic color scheme. Note that lighter colors seem to pop forward on your paper and darker colors recede.
Cold warm contrast Reds, yellows, and oranges are warm colors and blues, greens, and violets are cool colors. Use combinations of these.
Complementary contrast Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. Use red and green, or yellow and violet, or orange and blue.
Simultaneous Contrast Studies have demonstrated that for any given color our eye subconsciously wants to see the complement. If that complement is not shown our minds will sort of “fill in” any open or uncolored space with the complement of the color that is showing. Use red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or violet, in addition to leaving some spaces white or unpainted.
Contrast of saturationor dull vivid contrast This is a dull-vivid contrast. Use one color in it’s pure form and then the same color mixed with white, black, gray, or different amounts of it’s complement.
Contrast of extension Use a small amount of very intense or pure color and other mixed colors to achieve a good balance. For example: A small bit of red surrounded by various values of a less vivid color.
Contrast of hue or primary contrast Light dark contrast Cold warm contrast Complementary contrast Simultaneous contrast Contrast of saturation or vivid dull contrast Contrast of extension
Contrast of hue or primary contrast Light dark contrast Cold warm contrast Complementary contrast Simultaneous contrast Contrast of saturation or vivid dull contrast Contrast of extension
Contrast of hue or primary contrast Light dark contrast Cold warm contrast Complementary contrast Simultaneous contrast Contrast of saturation or vivid dull contrast Contrast of extension
Contrast of hue or primary contrast Light dark contrast Cold warm contrast Complementary contrast Simultaneous contrast Contrast of saturation or vivid dull contrast Contrast of extension
