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Color. Hue: When an object reflects a certain wavelength we see the object as having that color. “ T he name ” of a wavelength of light…red, blue, etc. Achromatic. “ No color ” Using only black, white and greys to create art. Cool Colors Greens, Blues, Purples Think “ water”.
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Color Hue: When an object reflects a certain wavelength we see the object as having that color. “The name” of a wavelength of light…red, blue, etc.
Achromatic “No color” Using only black, white and greys to create art
Cool Colors Greens, Blues, Purples Think “water”
Warm Colors Reds, Pinks, Yellows, Oranges Think “fire”
Monochromatic Using ONE color, and various values of that color to create art
Primary Colors Red, Yellow, Blue Colors that cannot be made
Secondary Colors Orange, Green, Purple Colors that are created by mixing neighboring primary colors together
Tertiary Colors (Also known as Intermediate Colors) Created by mixing a secondary with a neighboring primary Usually have hyphenated names, i.e. yellow-orange, blue-green, red-violet
Complementary Colors Colors that appear directly across from one another on the color wheel. Orange and Blue. Green and Red. Yellow and Violet. Even Intermediate have complement colors…such as Red-orange and Blue-green
ValueThe lightness and darkness of a color or tone Shades occur when you mix black with a color making it darker Tintsoccur when you mix white with a color making it lighter
Using Value Art with mostly Light values is said to be “High Key” Art with mostly Dark values is said to be “Low Key”
Intensity or Saturation • How bright or dull a color is; it’s visual strength. • A color’s purity High Intensity Low Intensity
Depth of an Image Background Middleground Foreground
Pablo Picasso, Old Guitarist (from his Blue Period), 1903 Pablo Picasso, Femme aux Bras Croises (from his Blue Period), 1901
Dana Showers, Caught Color Study, 2003
Vincent Van Gough Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, 1888
Vermeer, The Milkmaid, 1658 – 60
Monochromatic Complement Paintings • Choose 2 complementary colors • Acrylic paints • Mix paints in range of values • Subject of your choice • Various paint application techniques Lily Smith
Mo Hagen Jay Eberhardt
Kari Dyreson Sarah Jackson
MikaylaMrochek Jesse Jones
Painting Techniques http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5Z-eH6OKk
Sgraffito Scratching through the top layer of paint to show the layer below