Color Is What?• We see color by the reflection of

light.

• Without light, color does not exist.

• Light is broken down into colors of the spectrum. – You can often see a variety of colors in

a bright beam when you look at something like a rainbow.

Color• Color can alter the appearance of

form and space.

• Color can affect our performance

abilities and change our moods.

• Color is affected by texture,

artificial lighting, and

natural lighting.

Pigments

• Pigments are: substances that can be ground into fine powder and used for adding color to dyes and paints.

• Pigments were originally derived from animal, mineral, and vegetable sources.

• Examples:

– Purple from shellfish

– Red dye from the dried bodies of scale insects

The Color Wheel

• There are 12 hues in the spectrum of color.

• They are divided into three categories…

Red-violet

Violet

Blue-violetBlue

Blue-green

Green

Yellow-green

Yellow

Yellow-orange Orange

Red-orange

Red

The Primary Colors

• Red, Yellow, and

Blue

• These colors cannot

be combined from

mixing any colors

together.

Red-violet

Violet

Blue-violetBlue

Blue-green

Green

Yellow-green

Yellow

Yellow-orange Orange

Red-orange

Red

Secondary Colors

What are the secondary colors?

How do we make Secondary colors?

The Secondary Colors

• Green, violet, and

orange

• Made by combining

the Primary colors

together.

Red-violet

Violet

Blue-violetBlue

Blue-green

Green

Yellow-green

Yellow

Yellow-orange Orange

Red-orange

Red

Tertiary Colors

What colors do we mix to create Tertiary

Colors?

The Tertiary Colors

• Yellow-green, blue-green,

blue-violet, red-violet, red-

orange, yellow-orange.

• Made by combining a primary

and a secondary hue.

• Named by the Primary color

first.

Red-violet

Violet

Blue-violetBlue

Blue-green

Green

Yellow-green

Yellow

Yellow-orange Orange

Red-orange

Red

3-D Color Wheels

The Color Wheel

• The color wheel is a basic tool we use when working with colors.

• It is based on the standard color theory known as Brewster/Prang.

• In addition to the traditional color wheel, there are two color systems that are useful when more detailed colors are required.– The Munsell system:

• Has 5 principles hues and 5 intermediate hues. A numbering system helps designers identify the exact hue they need.

– The Ostwald system:• Made from pairs of complementary colors. The color

circle has twenty-four hues.

Color Wheel Assignment

Now it’s your turn to create your own color wheel!

1. Start with your PRIMARY COLORS – Paint them in their place.

2. Mix primary colors to get your SECONDARY COLORS.

3. Mix primary & secondary colors to get your TERTIARY COLORS.

PAINT NEATLY!!!ONLY USE PRIMARY COLORS!