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Color

Color. Color. Color is the most expressive element of art Color has strong ties to emotions An element of art that is derived from reflected light You see color because it reflects back to your eye No light = no color. Color spectrum. Always in the same order

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Color

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  1. Color

  2. Color • Color is the most expressive element of art • Color has strong ties to emotions • An element of art that is derived from reflected light • You see color because it reflects back to your eye • No light = no color

  3. Color spectrum • Always in the same order • Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet • Artists place these colors in a wheel (circle) to better see the relationships between the colors

  4. Components of Color • Hue • the name of a color in the spectrum • Value • the lightness or darkness of a color • Intensity • the brightness or dullness of a color

  5. Color Families • Primary • Red, blue, yellow • Used to create ALL other colors • Secondary • Green, orange, violet • A mixture of two primary colors • Tertiary • Six colors all with hyphenated names: red-orange, etc. • Made by mixing a primary with each of its secondary colors

  6. Color Mixing • Red + Yellow = Orange • Blue + Yellow = Green • Blue + Red = Violet • Creating tertiary Colors • Take a secondary add back it’s two primary components, creating two new colors • Orange + yellow = yellow-orange • Orange + red = red-orange

  7. Value • Darker value • Color + black = a shade • Lighter Value • Color + white = a tint

  8. Intensity • The brightness or dullness of a color • Complimentary Colors • Colors opposite each other on the color wheel • Mixing a color with its compliment dulls its hue or lowers its intensity • Eventually two compliments will mix to make a neutral - brown or gray

  9. Color Schemes • A plan for organizing colors according to their relationship on the color wheel • Choosing colors is an important step in creating artwork and creates a mood • Part of your planning this tri will be choosing color schemes for your work

  10. Monochromatic • Means one color • Color scheme that uses only one hue and the tints and shades of that hue • Creates a strong unified effect

  11. Analogous • Colors that sit side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue • Usually three hues • Violet, blue-violet, & red-violet • Ties work together through use of a common color

  12. Complementary • Pairing of complimentary colors • Creates strongest contrast • Creates sense of visual vibration if the intensity of the colors are strong

  13. Color Triads • Three colors spaced an equal distance apart on the color wheel • Primary triad • Secondary triad • Creates strong contrast • Can be a disturbing color combination if the colors are too intense

  14. Split complements • Combination of one hue and the colors on either side of its complement • Blue, red-orange, yellow-orange • Offers more variety than a straight complementary color scheme

  15. Warm & Cool Colors • Warm • Yellow, orange, red • Associated with warm things, happy, vibrant • Come forward • Cool • Blue, green, violet • Associated with cold things, sad, calm • Move back

  16. In your sketchbook . . . • Color wheel • Labeled correctly • Color names, warm & cool colors • Value scale • Intensity scale • Color matching • Using brush strokes on objects

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