2. Color Theory
ROY G BIV
Color Wheel
Color Values
Color Schemes

3. Element of Art
Color—is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.
Color Wheel—a tool used to organize color. It is a 12 step wheel that shows 3 primary colors, 3 secondary colors, and 6 intermediate colors.

4. Primary Colors
Red
Yellow
Blue
Primary Colors—are colors that you can NOT make, but are used to make every other color with the addition of white, black, or the complement color.

5. Secondary Colors
Orange + =
Red
Yellow + =
Green
Yellow
Blue =
Violet +
Blue
Red
Secondary Colors—are colors that are made by mixing two primary colors.

6. Intermediate Colors + + = =
Red
Orange
Red-Orange
Red
Violet
Red-Violet + = + =
Yellow
Orange
Yellow-Orange
Blue
Violet
Blue-Violet + = + =
Blue
Green
Blue-Green
Yellow
Green
Yellow-Green
Intermediate Colors— also called TERTIARY COLORS are colors that are made by mixing one primary color and one secondary color.

7. Three Properties of Color
Hue—a color without black or white (red, yellow, blue, etc.)
Intensity—which refers to the brightness or dullness of a hue. For example, we may describe the color blue as "royal" (bright, rich, vibrant) or "dull" (grayed).
Value—meaning its lightness or darkness. The terms shade and tint are in reference to value changes in colors.

8. Color Intensity
The intensity of a HUE changes when its complement (opposite) is added. Mixing in a complementary color will dull or lower the intensity and eventually the hue will lose its own color qualities and appear a neutral gray or brownish color.

9. In Edward Hopper’s, Gas, he uses color intensity to create intense saturation of color. (notice the dark brown black areas)
Parts of the painting are made from one single color (red) or (green) and its intensity levels have been changed by adding its complement more or less or its complementary color.

10. Add Black or Complement
Color Value
Pure Hue
Tints
Shades
Add Black or Complement
Add White

11. The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
During his blue period, Picasso painted with primarily cold blues tinged with green, often depicting beggars as seen in this painting.
Cold = Cool Colors (blue, green, purple)
Tint = add white
Shade = add black
Intensity = add complement

12. Color Schemes
Color Schemes—are plans for organizing colors according to the relationship on the color wheel. By following a color scheme you can avoid putting together colors in a confusing or unpleasant way.
Frequently Used Color Schemes—Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triad, Split Complement, Double Complement, Warm Colors, Cool Colors, Tweaked Triad, Tetrads, Flickering Effects, Adventurous Analogous, Value and Saturation

14. In Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne, he balances the painting by placing the two complementary colors, blue and orange, throughout the composition. This creates not just harmony but vibrancy also.
Harmony = balance, unity
Vibrancy = contrast, intensity

15. Color Value within Zentangles
You are to choose one color scheme
Apply color value around the boarders of the sections in your Zentangles
When you shade you are to focus on depth in order to create a sense of 3-D (you may use colored pens or colored pencils to add color value)
When shading focus on tints, shades, and intensity of your colors
You may keep the same color scheme for your second Zentangle or switch it up
Color Value within Zentangles