Color Color Color is the most expressive element

Color

Color • Color is the most expressive element of art • Color has strong ties to emotions • An element of art that is derived from reflected light – You see color because it reflects back to your eye – No light = no color

Color spectrum • Always in the same order – Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet • Artists place these colors in a wheel (circle) to better see the relationships between the colors

Components of Color • Hue – the name of a color in the spectrum • Value – the lightness or darkness of a color • Intensity – the brightness or dullness of a color

• Primary – Red, blue, yellow – Used to create ALL other colors • Secondary – Green, orange, violet – A mixture of two primary colors • Tertiary – Six colors all with hyphenated names: redorange, etc. – Made by mixing a primary with each of its secondary colors Color Families

Color Mixing • Red + Yellow = Orange • Blue + Yellow = Green • Blue + Red = Violet • Creating tertiary Colors – Take a secondary add back it’s two primary components, creating two new colors • Orange + yellow = yellow-orange • Orange + red = red-orange

Value • Darker value – Color + black = a shade • Lighter Value – Color + white = a tint

Intensity • The brightness or dullness of a color • Complimentary Colors – Colors opposite each other on the color wheel • Mixing a color with its compliment dulls its hue or lowers its intensity • Eventually two compliments will mix to make a neutral - brown or gray

Color Schemes • A plan for organizing colors according to their relationship on the color wheel • Choosing colors is an important step in creating artwork and creates a mood • Part of your planning this tri will be choosing color schemes for your work

Monochromatic • Means one color • Color scheme that uses only one hue and the tints and shades of that hue • Creates a strong unified effect

Analogous • Colors that side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue • Usually three hues – Violet, blue-violet, & red-violet • Ties work together through use of a common color

Complementary • Pairing of complimentary colors • Creates strongest contrast • Creates sense of visual vibration if the intensity of the colors are strong

Color Triads • Three colors spaced an equal distance apart on the color wheel – Primary triad – Secondary triad • Creates strong contrast • Can be a disturbing color combination if the colors are too intense

Split complements • Combination of one hue and the colors on either side of its complement – Blue, red-orange, yellow-orange • Offers more variety than a straight complementary color scheme

Warm & Cool Colors • Warm – Yellow, orange, red – Associated with warm things, happy, vibrant – Come forward • Cool – Blue, green, violet – Associated with cold things, sad, calm – Move back

In your sketchbook. . . • Color wheel – Labeled correctly • Color names, warm & cool colors • • Value scale Intensity scale Color matching Using brush strokes on objects