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Color Theory

PRIMARY COLORS

• Primary are the three colors that cannot be mixed, but when mixed together can create any color.

• These colors are RED, BLUE, and YELLOW.

SECONDARY COLORS

• Secondary colors are made by mixing two primaries in the correct amounts.

• These colors are VIOLET, ORANGE, AND GREEN.

INTERMEDIATE COLORS

• These are mixed by combining a primary and a secondary.

• Some examples are Red-Orange, Blue-Green, Yellow-Green.

• You always say first the name Primary color which has most in common with the Intermediate color. You don’t say Orange-Red, but instead it is Red-Orange.

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Some colors appear darker than others

COLOR THEORY

How we use our mixed colors

Definitions

• Medium- Pl. Media. The material used to create art, i.e.. paint, graphite, clay, crayons, metal, pen and ink, and a number of alternative materials.

• Contrast- Refers to a difference in value, color, texture, shape, form, space, or line (these are the 7 Elements of Art).

• Composition- The arrangement of the elements of art in an artwork.

• Pigment- Powdered substance that makes up the “color” part of paint, dyes, inks, and other media. Pigments can be natural or man-made.

• Adhesive- The “glue” part of a medium. It is what makes the pigment stick to paper, or canvas. Some adhesives are: Water, oil, wax, and egg yolk

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More Definitions

• Color- Different wavelengths of light.

• Hue- The name of a color, i.e. red, red-orange.

• Intensity- The purity of a color. Is the hue dull or bright, or light.

• Intensity is dull or bright• Value is dark or light

Yes, Even More Definitions

Intensity• The purity of a color.

• If you add black, gray, white or a complement to a color it becomes less intense.

• Color + Black = SHADE• Color + Complement = SHADE.

• Color + White = TINT.

• Color + Gray = TONE.

Tint and Tone

Using white to get TINTS

Using gray to get TONES

Shades

Using black for SHADE

Using the complement for SHADE

Bezold Effect

• Changing one color profoundly effects the perception of other colors

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SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST

There is not as much contrast in Figure A as there is in Figure B. This is because “A” deals with ANALAGOUS colors whereas “B” deals with COMPLEMENTARY colors.

The colors in “B” seem to be more INTENSE.

Color Harmonies

• Complementary• Triadic• Split-Complementary• Temperature (warm, Cool, Neutral)• Analogous• Monochromatic

• Connor attempts selling tacos to Monica.

Complementary Colors

• Complementary colors are opposites on the color wheel.

• They have extremely high contrast, being that they are complete opposites, like black and white.

Revenge of the Goldfish,

Sandy Skoglund

Triadic

• This harmony is comprised of colors that form an equilateral triangle on the color wheel.

• The two most prominent ones are made up of the Primaries, and one made up of the Secondaries.

• However, there can be Triadic color schemes using Intermediates.

New York City,

Piet Mondrian

The Tiger,

Franz Marc

Split-Complementary

• To find a Split-Complementary color harmony you must first choose a hue.

• Then, find its complement.• The two hues adjacent to the complement

of the initial hue as well as the initial hue make up a Split-Complementary color harmony.

• i.e. Red, Blue-Green, and Yellow-Green

Analogous Colors

• These are colors that are adjacent on the color wheel and have a single color in common.

• i.e.. Yellow-Green, Yellow, and Yellow-Orange are analogous colors.

House in Provence, Paul Cezanne

Monochromatic Harmony

• Monochromatic means “one color”

• A single hue is used in varying intensities to complete an artwork.

• i.e.. Light Blue, Blue, and Dark Blue

The Tradgedy,

Pablo Picasso

Warm, Cool, and Neutral

• Warm harmonies use the colors ranging from Yellow to Red-Violet.

• Cool harmonies use the colors ranging from Violet to Yellow-Green.

• Neutral harmonies use Black, Grays, Browns, and White.

Number 22,

Mark Rothko