Color TermsSpectrum- the colors visible by the human eye, dispersed by a prism

Hue- another word for color

Primary colors- red, yellow, blue

Secondary colors- green, orange, purple

Intermediate colors- (tertiary) yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange

Warm colors- on the left of the color wheel (yellow, orange, red)

Cool colors- on the right of the color wheel (green, blue, violet)

Neutral colors- white, black, brown, gray

Value- the light or dark of a color

Tint- adding black to a color

Shade- adding white to a color

Color Schemescolor scheme- a combination of colors

complementary- colors opposite each other on color wheel

monochromatic- using one color plus black and white

triadic color scheme- any three color equally spaced on a color wheel

split complementary- combination of a hue with the wo colors beside of its complementary

Color Schemes

Warm Colors- on the left of the color

wheel (yellow, orange, red)

Vermeer, A Woman Asleep

Cool Colors- on the right of the

color wheel (green, blue, violet)

Monet, Water Lilies

Neutral Colors- white, black, brown, gray

Renior, Head of a Dog

Complementary Color Scheme- colors opposite each other on color wheel

Frederic Church, Twilight in the Wilderness

Monochromatic Color Scheme-

using one color/hue plus black and

white

Picasso, The Tragedy

Analogous Color Scheme- colors that are beside each other

on the color wheel

Van Gogh, Vase with Fourteen Flowers

Triadic Color Scheme- any three

colors equally spaced on a color

wheel

Liechtenstein, Girl with Hair Ribbon

Today's AssignmentA Color Scheme Kaleidoscope

•Fold your square paper into eight slices

•Select and label each color scheme on the back of each slice

•Draw/trace 4-6 shapes in one of the slices

•Fold and trace the shapes into the adjacent slice

•Fill the slices with colors to complete the color schemes

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