Elements of Art Color Characteristics of color Has

Elements of Art

Color • Characteristics of color: *Has meaning, though subject to culture *Affects psyche *Has temperature

color • 3 Primary Colors: All colors derived from these colors: Red, Yellow, Blue • Black: combination of all colors • White: absence of color • 3 Secondary Colors: Combination of 2 Primary colors results in a secondary color: *Purple= *Orange= *Green=

• 6 Tertiary or Intermediate colors: *Red-Purple *Red-Orange *Blue-Green *Blue-Purple *Yellow-Orange *Yellow-Green

Color Schemes • Monochromatic: one hue and it’s corresponding tints and shades. Tint= hue + white and Shade = hue + black • Analagous: one color and the colors next to it on the color wheel that are related. Ex. Blue, blue- purple, purple and red-purple

3 Uses for Complementary colors • To create a focal point or emphasis: when placed next to each other, the colors create an area of visual interest because they contrast in temperature and due to the fact that they are not related. • To tone down the intensity of another color: small amounts of complement placed on top of a color will lesson the brightness of the base color. • To make brown or gray: mixing complements will create gray if you use more of the cooler color and brown if you use more of the warm color

Color schemes • Split complementary: one color and the 2 colors on either side of it’s complement • Triad: the 3 primary colors or the 3 secondary colors: all share same color intensity.