1. 1. Can provide beauty 2. Attract attention; emphasize a feature 3. Create illusions in height or size 4. Affect a person’s mood 5. Often the element of design noticed first 6. Cool colors= Blues, greens and violets are calming and relaxing; recede away from you (smaller). 7. Warm colors = Reds, oranges, yellows express excitement and stimulate action; advance toward you (larger). ?

2.  All objects contain pigment, substances that absorb some light rays and reflect others  When light strikes an object, you see only the colors that reflect or bounce back to your eyes. When light rays are absorbed the color is not seen.  Ex: If a fabric looks blue, it is because the fabric dye absorbs the other light rays EXCEPT blue.

3.  Primary colors- red, yellow, blue – the basic colors from which others are made  Secondary colors- green, orange, violet – combination of equal parts of 2 primary colors  Tertiary or intermediate colors- combination of 1 primary and 1 secondary

4.  Value – Adding white or black to a color changes its value. › Tint – a color lightened with WHITE › Shade – a color darkened with BLACK Ex. Red medium tone Red + white = PINK Red + black = BURGANDY

5.  Bright, deep, vivid colors contain the most pigment = very intense. Emerald green or ruby red.  Dull, muted colors contain less pigment = softer effect. Dusty rose or khaki green.

6.  Not on the color wheel – don’t have pigment!  Black – ALL light rays absorbed; great for cold weather  White – ALL light rays reflected; great for warm weather

9.  Complementary colors- colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel  Compliment of blue?

15. 1 st Finish Color Schemes notes/Mini Color Wheels; BOOK pgs 164-165 2 nd Use magazines to find 5 color schemes in clothing: Border each ½ sheet paper Label Color Scheme Find example of Color Scheme Color mini color wheel to match pic-YELLOW at 12 o’clock Glue Picture + mini color wheel on paper Tape together this order: 1.monochromatic 2.analogous 3.complementary 4.split complementary OR triadic 5. neutral or accented neutral