COLOR
ColorColor An element of art that is derived from reflected light
Color Spectrum When light passes through a wedge shaped glass, called a prism, the beam of white light is bent and separated into bands of color
The Name of color in the color spectrum Hue REDYELLOWBLUE HUE
Cannot be made Primary Colors BLUE RED YELLOW
Made from mixing primary colors Secondary Colors GREEN ORANGE VIOLET
Made from mixing a primary color with a secondary color Intermediate Colors BLUE-VIOLET RED-VIOLET BLUE-GREENRED-ORANGE YELLOW-ORANGE YELLOW-GREEN
The spectrum bent into a circle Color Wheel
Pigment (paint, colored pencils) Other Color Systems… RYB
Light (stars, stage lights, TV screens) Other Color Systems… RG B
Pigment (graphics, inks) Other Color Systems… CMYK
The art element that describes the darkness or lightness of a color Value
Shades – A dark value of a hue Tints – A light value of a hue
The brightness or dullness of a color Intensity High IntensityLow Intensity vividstrongfairmedium weak
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel Complementary Colors blue red yellow orange green violet
Mixing a hue with its compliment: Lowers its intensity Is how we get NEUTRAL COLORS Complementary Colors
Monochrome means one color Color Schemes Monochromatic color scheme: A color scheme that uses only one hue plus the tints and shades of that hue. Effect: Unifying
Colors that sit side by side on the color wheel AND have a common hue. Effect: Helps tie in one shape to the next through a common color so it unifies with more variety. Analogous Colors Analogous color scheme
Analogous Color Scheme Edward Hopper - Compartment C, Car 293
Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel. Effect: exciting, loud, eye catching Complementary Colors
Complementary Color Scheme Vincent van Gogh - Noon: Rest From Work
Composed of three colors spaced equally apart on the color wheel. Effect: The contrast is not as strong as that between complements Color Triads Primary Secondary
Color Triads
Split Complements The combination of one hue plus the hues on each side of its compliment. Effect: has less contrast, but more variety than straight complements.
Split Complements
Blues, greens, and violets Usually associated with water, ice/snow, or grass. Cool colors seem to recede or move away Warm/Cool Colors Reds, Oranges, and yellows Usually associated with Sunshine or fire. Warm colors move towards the viewer.
Warm & Cool
Colors that result when a true color is affected by unusual lighting or its surroundings. Colors as we see them. Optical Color
Arbitrary Color Color chosen by personal preference. Artists choose arbitrary colors rather than optical colors because they want to use color to express meaning, feelings, and moods. Also, the create certain effects.