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COLOR THEORY . Color = the reflection of light from an object or surface. No light = no visible color. Hue = the name of a color. . Triad = a group of three. . Primary colors = red , yellow and blue . These mix to make all other colors.
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Color = the reflection of light from an object or surface. No light = no visible color.
Primary colors = red, yellow and blue. These mix to make all other colors.
Secondary colors = green, orange and violet. Made by mixing two primary colors.
Tertiary colors = the intermediates like red-violet, yellow-orange, etc. These are made by mixing a primary with a secondary.
Analogous colors = grouping of three colors that are next to each other on the wheel.
Cool colors = blue, green and violet. The colors of sky, water…calm, peaceful, sad, cold, etc. Vincent van Gogh’s Green Wheat Fields
Warm colors = yellow, red and orange. The colors of fire and the sun…energy, excitement, look at me attitude, etc. Georges Seurat’s The Circus
Complementary colors = these are direct opposites on the color wheel. Intense next to each other…but dull each other when mixed. Green – red, yellow – violet and blue – orange.
Tint = when a color is mixed into white.Shade = when black is mixed into a color.Tone = when a color is mixed into grey.
Intensity = the overall brightness or purity of a color.Value = the lightness or darkness of a color.Monochromatic = means “one color”...contains tints, shades and tones in the same color.
Warm and analogous colors Cool and analogous colors
Monochromatic and warm colors Monochromatic and cool colors
COLOR THEORY • Primary colors = red, yellow and blue. These mix to make all other colors. • Secondary colors = green, orange and violet. Made by mixing two primary colors. • Tertiary colors = intermediates made by mixing a primary with a secondary…ex. R-O. • Analogous colors = grouping of 3 colors next to each other on the wheel. • Cool colors = blue, green and violet. Colors of water and sky…calm, peaceful or cold. • Warm colors = yellow, red and orange. Colors of fire and sun…energy, excitement, look at me attitude. • Complementary colors = these are opposite on the wheel…R-G, Y-V, and B-O. Intense next to each other…dull each other when mixed. • Tint = when a color is mixed into white…ex. Pink. • Shade = when black is mixed into a color…ex. Maroon. • Tone = when a color is mixed into grey…ex. Blue-grey • Monochromatic = means “one color”…tints, shades and tones of one color. • Hue = the name of the color. • Intensity = the overall brightness or purity of a color. • Value = the lightness and darkness of a color. • Color = the way light reflects from a surface. • Triad = means a group of three…primary, secondary and analogous colors are groups of three colors.