Color Theory

The art and science of color interaction and effects.

PRIMARY COLORColors that all other colors can be made from.

SUBTRACTIVE COLORWe subtract colors from black to get white

This is what we do in the art room on a regular basis!

PRIMARY COLORColors that all other colors can be made from.

RYBRed Yellow Blue

SUBTRACTIVE COLORWe subtract colors from black to get white

This is what we do in the art room on a regular basis!

Primary Color – SUBTRACTIVE RYBPaint, crayons, colored pencils, pastels etc.

This is how we mix colors with pigments and dyes.

SECONDARY COLORColors made by mixing two primaries.

VGOViolet Green Orange

SUBTRACTIVE COLORWe subtract colors from black to get white

This is what we do in the art room on a regular basis!

Secondary color- Hues mixed from adjacent primaries; violet, green and orange

Tertiary color- A hue that is mixed from a primary color and the adjacent secondary color.

Color Wheel

Warm Cool• Red• Yellow• Orange

• Blue• Green • Violet

Temperature – Refers to the heat that a color generates, both physically and psychologically.

Color Wheel

Hue – Is the name of a specific color.

Value – The lightness or darkness of a hue.

Intensity – The brightness or dullness of a color.

Color Wheel

Hue – Is the name of a specific color.

Value – The lightness or darkness of a hue.

Intensity – The brightness or dullness of a color.

Tint – A hue that has been mixed with white.

Shade – A hue that has been mixed with black.

A: COLOR MIXING & EXPERIMENTATION

Value

1.We add black and white to a color to get tints and shades.

Tone and Intensity

1.We add compliments to each other to get muddy colors

2. e can mix more and less of other colors to get millions of color variations.

Color Wheel

Hue – Is the name of a specific color.

Value – The lightness or darkness of a hue.

Intensity – The brightness or dullness of a color.

A: COLOR MIXING & EXPERIMENTATION

Value

1.We add black and white to a color to get tints and shades.

Tone and Intensity

1.We add compliments to each other to get muddy colors

2. e can mix more and less of other colors to get millions of color variations.

From color mixing experimentation.

Value

1.We add black and white to a color to get tints and shades.

Tone and Intensity

1.We add compliments to each other to get muddy colors

2. We can mix more and less of other colors to get millions of color variations.

Mixing a color with it’s compliment to creates different tones.

1.From color mixing experimentation.

Value

1.We add black and white to a color to get tints and shades.

Tone and Intensity •We add compliments to each other to get

muddy colors•We can mix more and less of other colors to

get millions of color variations.

Monochromatic – Color scheme based on variations of a single hue.

Analogous – A color scheme based on hues that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

Complementary – Hues that oppose one another on the color wheel. When paired in a composition,

complimentary colors create contrast; when mixed, complimentary colors produce a wide range of browns.

Marshall Arisman Maxfield Parrish

Triadic harmony – A color scheme based on three colors which are equidistant on a color wheel.

Piet Mondrian Frank Lloyd Wright

Split-Complementary

COLORS ON EITHER SIDE OF A COLOR’S COMPLEMENT