1. Color !!

3. Color Terms
Spectrum- the colors visible by the human eye, dispersed by a prism
Hue- another word for color
Primary colors- red, yellow, blue
Secondary colors- green, orange, purple
Intermediate colors- (tertiary) yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange
Warm colors- on the left of the color wheel (yellow, orange, red)
Cool colors- on the right of the color wheel (green, blue, violet)
Neutral colors- white, black, brown, gray
Value- the light or dark of a color
Tint- adding black to a color
Shade- adding white to a color

4. Color Schemes color scheme- a combination of colors
complementary- colors opposite each other on color wheel
monochromatic- using one color plus black and white
triadic color scheme- any three color equally spaced on a color wheel
split complementary- combination of a hue with the wo colors beside of its complementary

5. Color Schemes

6. Warm Colors- on the left of the color wheel (yellow, orange, red)
Vermeer, A Woman Asleep

7. Cool Colors- on the right of the color wheel (green, blue, violet)
Monet, Water Lilies

8. Neutral Colors- white, black, brown, gray
Renior, Head of a Dog

9. Complementary Color Scheme- colors opposite each other on color wheel
Frederic Church, Twilight in the Wilderness

10. Monochromatic Color Scheme- using one color/hue plus black and white
Picasso, The Tragedy

11. Analogous Color Scheme- colors that are beside each other on the color wheel
Van Gogh, Vase with Fourteen Flowers

12. Triadic Color Scheme- any three colors equally spaced on a color wheel
Liechtenstein, Girl with Hair Ribbon

13. Today's Assignment
A Color Scheme Kaleidoscope

14. Directions Fold your square paper into eight slices
Select and label each color scheme on the back of each slice
Draw/trace 4-6 shapes in one of the slices
Fold and trace the shapes into the adjacent slice
Fill the slices with colors to complete the color schemes