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Color Theory 101

Color Theory 101. Created by: Kari Ann Jones Morrice Area Schools. Color. Color is all around us. Artists use color to help convey a mood, feeling, thought or idea. Colors can be grouped into primary , secondary and intermediate colors. Primary Colors.

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Color Theory 101

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  1. Color Theory 101 Created by: Kari Ann Jones Morrice Area Schools

  2. Color • Color is all around us. • Artists use color to help convey a mood, feeling, thought or idea. • Colors can be grouped into primary, secondary and intermediate colors.

  3. Primary Colors • The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. • Primary colors cannot be mixed from any other colors. • All other colors are mixed from combinations of red, yellow, blue, black and white.

  4. Quiz Time! Which of the following statements is NOT true: A. Red, yellow and blue are primary colors. B. You must have the primary colors to make all other colors. C. Primary colors can be mixed using other colors.

  5. Oops! Remember… • The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. • Primary colors cannot be mixed from any other colors. • All other colors are mixed from combinations of red, yellow, blue, black and white.

  6. Let’s Review • The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. • Primary colors cannot be mixed from any other colors. • All other colors are mixed from combinations of red, yellow, blue, black and white.

  7. Awesome!!! You’re right! Primary colors CANNOT be mixed from any other colors!

  8. Secondary Colors • Secondary colors are mixed using combinations of the primary colors. • Red + Yellow = Orange • Yellow + Blue = Green • Blue + Red = Violet

  9. Red + Yellow = Orange

  10. Yellow + Blue = Green

  11. Blue + Red = Violet

  12. Test Your Knowledge Click on the secondary colors:

  13. Oh no!!! Remember… PRIMARY COLORS: Red, Yellow and Blue SECONDARY COLORS: Orange, Green and Violet

  14. Great Job!!! Yes, Orange, Green and Violet are the Secondary Colors!

  15. The Color Wheel The color wheel is a tool artists use to organize colors. A color wheel with the primary and secondary colors looks something like this:

  16. Intermediate Colors • Intermediate colors are mixed using a primary color and the secondary color right next to it (adjacent to it). • For example, to make blue-green, we mix equal parts of blue and green. • These colors are then placed between the combined primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.

  17. The Color Wheel A full color wheel, with the primary, secondary and intermediate colors looks something like this:

  18. Primary + Secondary = Intermediate Yellow + Green = Yellow-Green Yellow + Orange = Yellow-Orange Blue + Green = Blue-Green Red + Orange = Red-Orange Blue + Violet = Blue-Violet Red + Violet = Red-Violet

  19. Quiz Time! Which of the following colors would you mix with blue to make an intermediate color? Yellow Orange Green

  20. Let’s Review… To make an intermediate color, we mix a primary color and a secondary color next to it.

  21. Oh no! Remember… To make an intermediate color, we mix a primary color and a secondary color.

  22. Awesome! When we mix the primary color, blue, with the secondary color, green, we make the intermediate color, blue-green.

  23. Another Quiz Q For You! Which of the following colors would you mix with orange to make an intermediate color? Green Red Blue

  24. Oops!!! Review Time… To mix an intermediate color, we add a primary color to its adjacent secondary color.

  25. Remember… Primary + Secondary = Intermediate Yellow + Green = Yellow-Green Yellow + Orange = Yellow-Orange Blue + Green = Blue-Green Red + Orange = Red-Orange Blue + Violet = Blue-Violet Red + Violet = Red-Violet

  26. Fantastic! Yes! Red and Orange make Red-Orange!

  27. Tints and Shades • Artists often make tints and shades of colors. • To make a shade of a color, we add black. • To make a tint of a color, we add white. shades tints +black +white Pure color

  28. Mixing Tints To make a tint of a color we add white. Here are some examples of colors and some of their tints:

  29. Mixing Shades To mix a shade, we add black to a color. Here are some examples of colors and some of their shades:

  30. The Color Star When we add some tints and shades to the color wheel, we make a color star that looks like this: Tints go toward the center of the color star from the color. Shades go outward from the color to points.

  31. Quiz Time! To make a tint of a color, we add black. True False

  32. Remember… To make a tint of a color, we add WHITE. + =

  33. Great Job! Yes! To make a tint of a color, we add white!

  34. Still Quiz Time! Click on the color below that is a shade of Yellow

  35. Oh no! Let’s Review… To make a shade, we add black to the color.

  36. Think Again! Remember: To make a shade, we add black to the color.

  37. You are a color wizard! When we mix shades of a color, we add black.

  38. So What Do Artists Do With All of This Info? • Artists use the color wheel as a guide to help them choose colors to use in their artworks. • The color wheel can help us see various color schemes. • Artists often use one color scheme as the base palette for a painting.

  39. Color Schemes Some color schemes artist use are: Monochromatic Complementary Analogous WarmColors CoolColors

  40. Monochromatic • A monochromatic color scheme is one color and its tints and shades. To complete a painting with a blue monochromatic color scheme, you could use the colors on this palette.

  41. This is an example of a monochromatic painting. Notice how Mr. Chagall used blue and its tints and shades. Les Amants Sur Le Toit -Marc Chagall

  42. Complementary • Complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. • Each color has only one complementary color. • Next to each other, each color appears as vivid as it can.

  43. This painting has a complementary color scheme. Notice how Mr. Cezanne used blue and orange and their tints and shades. La Montage Saint Victoire -Paul Cezanne

  44. Analogous • When an artist uses two or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and that are closely related, it is called an analogous color scheme.

  45. This painting has an analogous color scheme. Notice how Mr. VanGogh used yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, and their tints and shades. The Iris -Vincent VanGogh

  46. Click on the color scheme you think Pablo Picasso utilized in this painting, The Old Guitarist. Complementary Analogous Monochromatic

  47. Remember… The colors of an analogous color scheme are next to each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. A monochromatic color scheme is one color and its tints and shades.

  48. Let’s Review… The colors of an analogous color scheme are next to each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. A monochromatic color scheme is one color and its tints and shades.

  49. Incredible! Yes, Mr. Picasso’s painting does have a monochromatic color scheme based on blue.

  50. Click on the color scheme you think Mr. Picasso based this painting, Still Life With Biscuits, on. Complementary Analogous Monochromatic

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