1. Color Theory
with Johannes Itten

2. So what exactly did he contribute?
Who is…
Johannes Itten?
Swiss painter and teacher
Johannes Itten was a pivotal member of the Bauhaus; Germany’s most influential art and design school in the early 1900’s.
He was the main painter and taught a mandatory design and color class at the school. The theories he created and taught are still used today by artist world wide!
So what exactly did he contribute?

3. Contributions What were his… The 12 Point Color Wheel
4 Qualities of a color:
Hue
Intensity
Value
Temperature
7 Color Contrasts:
contrast of saturation
contrast of light and dark
contrast of extension
complementary contrast
simultaneous contrast
contrast of hue
contrast of warm and cool

4. Itten’s Color Wheel What is…P
Itten created the most notable color wheel we use today:
The 12 point color wheel
include the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. T T S S
Secondary T
Primary T P P T T S

5. 7 Color Contrasts What are…
The artist’s most outstanding impact on present-day color theory was the association of certain colors with specific emotions.

6. contrast of saturation
What are…
contrast of saturation
Contrast of Saturation can be seen…

7. contrast of light and dark
What are…
contrast of light and dark
Contrast of Saturation can be seen…

8. What are…
contrast of extension
Contrast of Extension can be seen…

9. Complementary contrast
What are…
Complementary contrast
Contrasting colors ….

10. simultaneous contrast
What are…
simultaneous contrast
Simultaneous Contrast can be seen…

11. contrasting color (hue)
What are…
contrasting color (hue)
Contrasting colors ….

12. contrast of warm and cool
What are…
contrast of warm and cool
Simultaneous Contrast can be seen…