“GREAT ART PICKS UP WHERE NATURE ENDS” – MARC CHAGALL
ISAAC NEWTON DISCOVERED THE THEORY OF COLOR IN 1666 WHILE WORKING WITH A PRISM
PRIMARY COLORS: RED, YELLOW, BLUE
SECONDARY COLORS: GREEN, ORANGE, VIOLET
INTERMEDIATE COLORS ARE COLORS THAT HAVE “TWO NAMES” – COMBINE ONE PRIMARY AND ONE SECONDARY COLOR
COMPLEMENTARY COLORS: TWO COLORS THAT ARE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER
ANALOGOUS COLORS: A GROUP OF COLORS THAT LIVE NEXT TO EACH OTHER
WARMCOLORSWARMCOLORS
COOLCOLORSCOOLCOLORS
TINT: A LIGHTER VERSION OF A COLOR (ADD WHITE) SHADE: A DARKER VERSION OF A COLOR (ADD BLACK OR A COOL COLOR)
VALUE SCALE: A VALUE SCALE IS A RANGE OF VALUES OF ONE COLOR. A TYPICAL VALUE SCALE HAS 7-9 VALUES, BUT YOU COULD GET MORE IF YOU REALLY TRIED!
MONOCHROMATIC: A GROUP OF VALUES (TINTS AND SHADES) OF ONE COLOR
NEUTRALS/EARTH TONES
JUST A REMINDER…
WHERE DO WE SEE COLOR??? EVERYWHERE!!! LET’S TEST OUR KNOWLEDGE…
Red and Green are across from each other on the Color Wheel. That makes them complementary colors! COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEME
Tints and Shades of Blue create a Monochromatic Color Scheme using blue, white and black MONOCHROMATIC!!!
You CAN make ALLLL colors with just Red, Yellow, Blue, White and Black! PRIMARY COLOR SCHEME
A VALUE SCALE is a range from lightest to darkest, in this photograph white and black. VALUE SCALE
This collection of seeds and spices could be considered a…??? YOU DECIDE!