Color !!
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
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
Color Schemes
Warm Colors- on the left of the color wheel (yellow, orange, red) Vermeer, A Woman Asleep
Cool Colors- on the right of the color wheel (green, blue, violet) Monet, Water Lilies
Neutral Colors- white, black, brown, gray Renior, Head of a Dog
Complementary Color Scheme- colors opposite each other on color wheel Frederic Church, Twilight in the Wilderness
Monochromatic Color Scheme- using one color/hue plus black and white Picasso, The Tragedy
Analogous Color Scheme- colors that are beside each other on the color wheel Van Gogh, Vase with Fourteen Flowers
Triadic Color Scheme- any three colors equally spaced on a color wheel Liechtenstein, Girl with Hair Ribbon
Today's Assignment A Color Scheme Kaleidoscope
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