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Color Theory. 7 th Grade Art Julie Whited. Introduction. Color theory is a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual impact of specific color combinations
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Color Theory 7th Grade Art Julie Whited
Introduction • Color theory is a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual impact of specific color combinations • Color theory principles first appear in the writings of Alberti (c.1435) and the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci(c.1490),
Primary Colors Red Yellow and Blue
Secondary Colors Orange Violet Green
TERTIARY COLORS • Formed by mixing a primary and a secondary color • Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green and yellow-green
Analogous Colors Analogous colors are any three colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel
Complementary Colors Complementary colors are any two colors which are directly opposite each other
Warm vs. Cool • Warm colors – red, yellow, browns and tans • Cool colors - blue green, blue violet, and grays
Directions • Read each question or statement carefully • Pick an answer • If you choose a wrong answer, click the arrow key to return to the question • If you choose the correct answer, click the arrow key to move on to the next question
The Primary Colors are: • Yellow, Green and Black • Blue, Red, and Yellow • Orange, Violet, and Green
Who played a big part in color theory history? • Bridgette Riley • Faith Ringgold • Leonardo da Vinci
Analogous Colors are created by mixing colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. True False
The following picture is an example of which color scheme? • Warm • Cool • Primary
Primary and a Secondary colors mixed together create: • Complementary Colors • Analogous Colors • TERTIARY COLORS
Additional Information • http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/activities/games/factory.html • http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/color/overview/ • http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/color/dots/index.html
