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Vocabulary Words:Color Wheel Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary ColorsComplimentary ColorsCool Colors Warm ColorsNeutral ColorsHUETints ShadesColor SchemeAnalogous ColorsMedium/Media
The colors we see are light waves absorbed or reflected by everything around us.
In nature, a rainbow is white light that is broken apart by the moisture in the air.
Isaac Newton discovered that white light can be broken apart using tools like prisms or this spectroscope.
The colors of the visible light spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
White light consists of all of the colors mixed together. The color of an object depends on how it absorbs and/or reflects light.
If an object absorbs all light wavelengths, it will appear black.
If an object absorbs all wavelengths except red, it will look red.
SOOOO Why is the Sky Blue?1. Reflection of the Ocean2. Molecules in the air3. Because it’s the complimentary color of the sun
Artists have invented many different media that imitate the colors of light.
Painters, for example, use powdered pigmentsto reproduce the colors of the rainbow.
Color wheels show how visible colors are related. Primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
Colors are organized on a circular chart. Color wheels help artists remember how to mix and think about color.There are many color scheme created from the color wheel. A color scheme is a specific grouping of colors that look nice together.
Intermediate colors, sometimes called tertiary colors, are made by mixing a secondary and a primary color together. Some examples of intermediate colors are yellow-green, blue-green, and blue-violet.
SECONDARY COLORS The secondary colors are green, orange and violet (purple). A secondary color is made by mixing two primary colors. Each secondary color is made from the two primary colors on either side of it in the color wheel.
Analagous Colors • Analogous colors are any three colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow, and yellow-orange. Usually one of the three colors predominates.
Warm colors are made mostly of red, orange and yellow. This family of colors is called warm because they remind you of warm things like the sun or fire. Warm colors can even make you feel warmer because they can slightly increase your circulation and body temperature!
This family of colors is called cool because they remind you of cool things like a cool forest or a cold lake. This painting by Claude Monet uses cool colors to suggest a quiet pond.
Secondary Colors are made by mixing together 2 primary colors Red and Blue= Purple Yellow and Red= Orange Yellow and Blue=Green
. Complementary colors are located directly across from each other on the color. Complementary pairs contrast because they share no common colors. Complementary colors can appear very exciting and seem vibrant when placed side by side.
You may have heard "opposites attract." In the same way, complementary pairs look good together. They complement each other! But they also look very EXCITING.
Analogous colors are any three colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow, and yellow-orange. Usually one of the three colors predominates.
Neutral colorsNeutral colors are created by mixing together compliments- which creates different typed of browns.
Shades are darkvalues of a color. One usually makes shades by mixing a color with different amounts of black. SHADESShades create values which give your art what???
Tints are light values of a color. One usually makes tints by mixing a color with different amounts of white.Tints also create depth!
color symbolism Red Excitement, energy, speed, strength, power, heat, love, aggression, danger, fire, war, all things intense. Yellow Joy, happiness, optimism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, dishonesty, cowardice, betrayal, jealousy, deceit, illness, Blue Peace, tranquility, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, depression
Orange Energy, balance, warmth, enthusiasm, vibrant, expansive, demanding of attention. Green Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, youth, spring, generosity, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune. Purple Royalty, spirituality, nobility, mystery, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.
Gray Black Security, reliability, intelligence, maturity, solid, conservative, old age, sadness, boring Power, sophistication, formality, elegance, mystery, evil, anonymity, evil, sadness, mourning, Brown Earth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, stability, simplicity. White Reverence, purity, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, birth, snow, good, marriage
Color Symbolism by Culture Red China - symbol of celebration and luck, used in many cultural ceremonies that range from funerals to weddings.India - color of purity (used in wedding outfits).Eastern cultures - signifies joy when combined with white. Yellow Asia - sacred, imperial.Western cultures - joy, happiness. Blue China - associated with immortality.Hindus - the color of Krishna.Jews - holiness.Middle East - protective color.* Note: Blue is often considered to be the safest global color.
Orange Ireland - religious significance (Protestant). Green China - studies indicate this is not a good color choice for packaging, green hats mean a man's wife is cheating on him.France - studies indicate this is not a good color choice for packaging.India - the color of Islam.Ireland - religious significance (Catholic).Some tropical countries - associated with danger Purple Western cultures - royalty.
White Eastern cultures - mourning, death.Japan - white carnations signify death.United States - purity (used in weddings). Black Western cultures - mourning, death.
