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Color. EDU 151 Spring 2013. From Art and Creative Development for Young Children by Robert Schirrmacher 3 rd edition `. Color. Is based on the passage of light It is the visual sensation of light caused by stimulating the cones of the retina.
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Color EDU 151 Spring 2013 From Art and Creative Development for Young Children by Robert Schirrmacher 3rd edition`
Color • Is based on the passage of light • It is the visual sensation of light caused by stimulating the cones of the retina. • As the light source changes, so does the color. • With no light there is no color
Color • Comes from the sun • We see colors because of the way certain objects reflect color rays to our eyes. • For example we see a banana as yellow because the banana absorbs all the color rays except yellow and reflects the yellow rays back to our eyes.
Color • Makes each of us respond with feeling • Some of us have favorite colors • Children develop their color preferences and palettes early in life. • These influence the colors that we use to select articles of clothing, home furnishings and cars and to do art.
Colors can be categorized: Primary • Red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors. • They are called primary because they are used to produce the other colors.
Colors can be categorized: Secondary • Mixing two primary colors in equal amounts results in a secondary color • red + yellow = orange • yellow + blue = green • red + blue = purple/violet
Colors can be categorized: Intermediate • Mixing an adjoining primary and a secondary color in equal amounts results in an intermediate color yellow + orange = yellow-orange red + orange = red-orange red + violet/purple = red-violet blue + violet/purple = blue-violet blue + green = blue-green yellow + green = yellow-green
Colors can be categorized: Complementary • Complementary colors are opposite each other on the color wheel. • They provide a dramatic visual contrast. • Examples include red and green; yellow and purple; blue and orange.
Colors can be categorized: Neutral • Neutral refers to pigments that do not have a particular color. • Black and white are considered neutrals.
Colors have recognizable properties: Hue • Hue refers to the color name. • Hue is color in its pure, unmixed form. • For example, red and blue have different hues.
Colors have recognizable properties: Value • Value refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a hue. • It refers to the amount of light that a surface reflects back to the eye. • For example, the value of a hue such as yellow is lighter than the value of a darker hue such as purple.
Colors have recognizable properties: Intensity • Intensity refers to the purity of light reflected from a surface. • Terms like bright and dull refer to color intensity.
Colors have recognizable properties: Tint • Adding white to any color lightens its value and results in a tint. • For example, adding white to red makes pink.
Colors have recognizable properties: Shade • Adding back to any color darkens its value and results in a shade. • For example, adding black to red makes maroon.
Colors have thermal qualities: • These qualities have a psychological impact on the viewer. • Colors make us feel. • Colors can: • Be warm. Warm colors, including red, yellow and orange remind us of hot or warm objects, such as the sun or fire. • Be cool. Cool colors, including blue, green and purple/violet, remind us of cold or cool objects such as water, ice, grass, and shade