TELL ME A COLOUR
What do you call the others? these colours? What do you call the others?
Which are the Primary Colours? …and the Secondary ?
HUE VALUE SATURATION QUALITIES OF COLOUR :
What is a hue? Hue. This is the most familiar color attribute, the one that answers the question …. what colour is it? The example shows several different hues. Hue is also related to the mixture.
It is the amount of light What is value? It is the amount of light in the colour It is also related to Lightness or Darkness which is the sensation of light
What is Saturation? It is the intensity of a colour and it refers to how pure the colour is
HOW TO TALK ABOUT COLOURS….
COLOUR DESCRIPTION
Compound Colour words How can we make them? Adding/Removing suffixes Nouns The sky was filled with colours. The sky was pink and red. We noticed its darkness. The star was full of brightness. Adjectives It was a colourful sky. A pale honey-coloured stone. The pinkish sky was beautiful. The reddish-brown soil was dry. It was a dark night. It was a bright star.
Adjectives for saturated and desaturated COLOURS Saturated : Bright Strong Bold Deep Intense Loud Vivid Vibrant Brilliant Rich Pure Desaturated : Delicate Pale Pastel (baby colour) Muted Dull Soft Washed out Faded Muddy (earthy)
Look at these pictures and decide... Which is with saturated and desaturated adjectives? Which is light or dark? Why? Make sentences to describe them Example: Gandalf is brilliant in his costume and he stands out from the landscape Now you try to describe these images…
SHADES OF BLUE…..
Cobalt Indigo Turquoise SHADES OF BLUE….. Sky blue Aquamarine Cyan
SHADES OF RED….
Scarlet Crimson SHADES OF RED…. Berry red Vermilion Yellowish red
SHADES OF YELLOW…..
SHADES OF YELLOW….. Mustard Banana Canary yellow Lemon Golden Yellow
SHADES OF GREEN …..
SHADES OF GREEN ….. Emerald Apple green Sea foam Lime Greyish green Pine green
SHADES OF VIOLET……
SHADES OF VIOLET…… Mauve Magenta Aubergine Violet Lavander Purple Lilac
Why are colours important in life? Do they change your feelings or mood?