COLOR THEORY: PART I
…an element of art… COLOR Is the result of reflected light
Color has 3 properties: (1) HUE (2) INTENSITY (3) VALUE
HUE: the color name red yellow blue Green purple …
INTENSITY the purity & strength of a color think saturation
VALUE the lightness or darkness of a hue
Paul Gauguin
Van Gogh
The visual spectrum is organized as a color wheel
Warm vs. Cool Colors Cool: Purples Blue Greens Warm: Red Orange Yellow
Picasso
Paul Gauguin
Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Colors
Primary Colors Red Yellow Blue
Lichtenstein
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns
Thiebaud
COLOR THEORY: PART II
Tint vs. Shade
TINT… HUE + White
Shade…. HUE + Black
TINT or SHADE?!
Navy… SHADE Of Blue!!!
Pink… TINT Of Red!!!
Hunter Green… SHADE Of Green!!!
Lavender… TINT Of Violet!!!
Rust… SHADE Of Orange!!!
Dusty Turquois… SHADE Of Blue-Green!!!
COLOR THEORY: PART III
Unlike spectrum colors, NEUTRALS have no identifiable hue Neutral Colors Brown, Black, Grey, White Unlike spectrum colors, NEUTRALS have no identifiable hue
Browns & greys can be created by combining COMPLIMENTARY COLORS (opposite colors on color wheel)
Blacks & dark browns can be created by mixing the 3 primary colors together
SHADE HUE TINT
COLOR THEORY: PART IV
Color Schemes: an arrangement or combination of colors
Monochromatic Tints & shades of ONE color
Pablo Picasso
(Colors Next to each other on color wheel) Analogous Harmonious, often found in nature (Colors Next to each other on color wheel)
Andy Goldsworthy
Claude Monet
O’Keefe
Complementary High contrast, vibrant Colors opposite on color wheel
One color plus two colors on either side of its’ compliment Split Complementary High contrast, vibrant One color plus two colors on either side of its’ compliment
Van Gogh
colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel Triadic colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel
Jasper Johns