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The Spectrum When a ray of light passes through a prism and is broken up into bands of color.
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Color Theory
Color Theory What is color
anyway?› Color is an element
of art› Color is produced
by the way our vision responds to different wavelengths of light.
Color Theory The Spectrum
When a ray of light passes through a prism and is broken up into bands of color.
Neutral Colors Neutrals are created
by different amounts of light
3 Neutrals are:› black › white› gray
Color Properties Color is an
Element of art with three properties;› Hue› Intensity› Value
Color Properties Hue
› The name of the color For example red,
yellow, blue
Color Properties Intensity
› The strength, brightness, or purity of a color.
› Changing a color’s value can change its intensity.
Color Properties Value
› The lightness or darkness of the color.
Tints and Shades (value) Tints
› The light values of a color.› In painting, they can be
achieved by adding white to a hue. Baby blue Pink
Shade› The dark values of a color.› In painting, shades can be
achieved through mixing black with a color. Navy Blue Burgundy
The Color Wheel When the spectrum is
organized as a color wheel, the colors are divided into groups or harmonies.
Some of these groups are:› Primary colors› Secondary colors› Tertiary colors› Analogous colors› Complimentary colors
The Primary Colors ALL colors begin with the
primaries. Primary colors are the
three colors that cannot be achieved through mixing.
They are pure and are the basis of the color wheel.
These primary colors are:› RED› BLUE› YELLOW
The Secondary Colors Secondary colors are those colors that are achieved
through mixing any two of the primaries together. The secondary colors are:
› Orange› Green› Purple
The Tertiary / Intermediate Colors
Tertiary colors result from the equal mixture of a primary color with a secondary color adjacent to it on a color wheel.
Tertiary colors are:› Red Orange› Yellow Orange› Yellow Green› Blue Green› Blue Violet› Red Violet
Color Harmonies Combinations of color that
can be defined by their positions on the color wheel.
These color typically work well together.
Some examples are:› Monochromatic› Analogous › Complementary colors› Triadic› Split Complementary› Warm Colors› Cool Colors
Monochromatic
Monochromatic When only one
hue, plus black and white, is used in an artwork.
Analogous Colors Two or more colors
that are next to each other on the color wheel.
They have one color in common.
For example, blue, blue-green, and green all have the color blue in common and are therefore analogous to each other.
Complementary Colors Complementary colors
› Colors that are directly opposite of each other on the color wheel
› Complementary colors to each other are: Red and Green Blue and Orange Violet and Yellow
› When complements are mixed together they form the neutral colors of brown or gray.
Complementary
Complementary Colors
Analogous
Triadic A triadic color
scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.
Split Complementary A split
complementary includes 3 colors. One is on the opposite side of two that are adjacent to the direct opposite (i.e. green, red orange, and red violet)
Warm
Colors
Warm colors are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance in space.
Possible emotions: passionate, optimistic, excited, angry, violent.
Examples are the 6 colors: Yellow, yellow-orange, orange, red-orange, red, and red-violet.
Cool Colors
Earthy colors that are calm and soothing.
Possible emotions: sad, impersonal, and relaxed
Examples: Violet, blue-violet, blue, blue-green, green, and yellow-green