1. Color: Art Element defined by reflected light
Color: Art Element defined by reflected light.You see color because light waves are reflected off of objects.

2. Color contains three properties: hue, value, intensity
Color Wheel:
way to organize colors
Value:
lightness or darkness
Intensity:
how bright or dull the color is.
Hue: the name of a color

3. The foundation of all other colors. Red Yellow Blue
Primary Colors
(first layer of the color wheel)
The foundation of all other colors. Red Yellow Blue

4. Two primary colors mixed together
Secondary Colors
(second layer of the color wheel)
Two primary colors mixed together
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Blue + Red = Purple

5. Intermdediate or Tertiary Colors
(third layer of the color wheel)
One primary color +
the secondary color next to it
The tertiary colors are:

7. Color Scheme: a plan for organizing colors (based on where they’re located on the color wheel)
Monochromatic
Analogous
Complimentary
Warm
Cool

8. MONOCHROMATIC COLOR SCHEMES
Consist of different values (tints and shades) of one single color.
Tint - color plus white to make the color lighter.
Shade - color plus black to make the color darker.

9. Analogous color schemes
use colors that are next to each other
on the color wheel.

10. Complementary Colors
Complementary colors are colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel, such as blue and orange, red and green, violet and yellow.

11. Warm Colors Warm colors are red, pink, orange and yellow.
This family of colors is called warm because they remind you of warm things like the sun or fire. Warm colors seem to move toward the viewer in a painting.

12. Cool Colors
Cool colors remind us of cool things like the ocean or winter sky.
They include blue, violet and green.
Cool colors seem to recede, or move away in a painting.

13. Color is expressive. It affects our emotions directly and immediately, and can create moods in artwork. Color also catches our eye – creates focal points and guides our eyes around artwork.

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