Chapter 6 Notes Color
What is color? An element of art that is derived from reflected light
How do we see color? Light waves reflect from objects to your eyes Check this out!
What is an afterimage? A weak image of complimentary colors created by a viewers brain as a reaction to prolonged looking at a color Check this out!
The three properties of color are: Hue- name of a color on the color wheel Value- the element of art that describes the darkness or lightness of a color Intensity- the brightness or dullness of a hue
There are 12 colors on the color wheel
There are three colors that cannot be made- they along with black and white make every other color and are called primary colors
Primary colors Red Blue Yellow
If you mix two primary colors equally you get a secondary color
Secondary colors Orange Violet Green
If you mix a primary and secondary equally you get an intermediate color
Intermediate Colors Red-orange Red-violet Blue-violet Blue-green Yellow-green Yellow-orange
A color scheme is A plan for organizing colors
Color schemes
Monochromatic One hue and shades and tints of that hue
Analagous Colors that sit side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue
Complementary Colors that are opposite on the color wheel
Color Triad Three colors spaced equal distance from each other on the color wheel
Split Complement One hue and the hues on each side of its complement
Warm Reds, oranges and yellows- colors associated with warm things
Cool Blues, greens and violets- colors associated with cool things
High Key Painting using many tints of a color
Low Key Painting using many shades or dark values of a color
High Intensity Pure hues
Low Intensity Dull hues
Double Split Complement The colors on each side of complementary colors
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