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Color Schemes

Color Schemes. Basic Color Theory O Primary Colors- Red, Yellow, and Blue. Primaries are mixed together to make all other colors. O Secondary Colors-

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Page 1: Color Schemes. Basic Color Theory O Primary Colors- Red, Yellow, and Blue. Primaries are mixed together to make all other colors. O Secondary Colors-

Color Schemes

Page 2: Color Schemes. Basic Color Theory O Primary Colors- Red, Yellow, and Blue. Primaries are mixed together to make all other colors. O Secondary Colors-

Basic Color TheoryO Primary Colors- Red, Yellow, and Blue. Primaries

are mixed together to make all other colors.

O Secondary Colors- Green, Orange, and Violet

O Tint= A color mixed with white (makes it lighter)O Shade= A color mixed with black (makes it darker)O Tone= A color mixed with grey (makes it more

muted)

O Color Value- How light or dark a color isO Color Intensity- How bright or dull a color is.

Page 3: Color Schemes. Basic Color Theory O Primary Colors- Red, Yellow, and Blue. Primaries are mixed together to make all other colors. O Secondary Colors-

Warm ColorsO Red, Yellow, and Orange

O Feel warm like the sun

O Evoke feeling of happiness, anxiety, hunger, warmth

O Advance in the picture

O The closer a color is to yellow, the warmer it will be (yellow-green vs. blue-green)

Page 4: Color Schemes. Basic Color Theory O Primary Colors- Red, Yellow, and Blue. Primaries are mixed together to make all other colors. O Secondary Colors-

Warm

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Cool ColorsO Blue, Violet, Green

O Feel wintery

O Recede in the picture plane

O Evoke feelings of sadness, calm, peace, quiet

O The closer a color is to blue, the cooler it is (blue-green vs. yellow-green)

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Cool

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MonochromaticO Uses one color as the foundation for

the entire design

O Different values of that color may be used

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Monochromatic

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AnalagousO Uses 3-5 adjacent (side-by-side) colors

from the color wheel

O Can think of choosing 1/3 of the color wheel to use in scheme

O Can mix colors

O Can change values of colors

O Most variety possible with this scheme

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Analagous

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ComplementaryO Complementary colors= Colors that are across

from each other on the color wheel

O Appear brighter when placed together

O Become duller when mixed together (make brown)

O Yellow/Violet OR Blue/Orange OR Red/Green

O Can mix the two colors together

O Can change values of the colors or their combinations

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Complementary

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Practice at least 3 color schemes in you VVJ Using colored pencils. Choose schemes that

represent you.

Choose favorite scheme to use in painting your self-portrait.