3. Color Theory

4. The color wheel fits together like a puzzle - each color in a specific place. Being familiar with the color wheel not only helps you mix colors when painting, but in adding color to all your art creations.

5. In 1672 Sir Isaac Newton 1 st represented the relationship of colors to one another in the form of a circle after he observed a beam of sunlight passing through a prism, producing a rainbow

6. Color Can Evoke Emotion One hundred years later, Johann Wolfgang van Goethe, a German writer and scientist, studied how colors make us feel –He discovered that blue evoked quiet moods and that red evoked cheerfulness

8. Bay Side, Helen Frankenthaler, 1967

9. The Golden Wall, Hans Hofmann, 1961

10. Haystack At Giverny, Claude Monet, 1891

11. The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1893

12. Still Life, Tulips, Emil Nolde, 1930

13. Voodoo, Judy Pfaff, 1981

14. The Old Guitarist, Pablo Picasso, 1903

15. Blue, Orange, Red, Mark Rothko, 1961

16. Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

17. Self Portrait, Vincent van Gogh

18. Sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

19. The Magic Flute, Marc Chagall, 1966

20. Blumenstilleben St. Jean Cap Ferrat, Marc Chagall, 1956

21. At the Moulin Rouge, Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892

22. Goldfish, Henri Matisse, 1912

23. Woman with a Hat, Henri Matisse, 1905

24. A Glimpse of Notre-Dame in the Late Afternoon, Henri Matisse, 1902

25. Cirebon Sawah, Gwen Shackleton, 2007

26. Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?, Paul Gauguin, 1897

27. Primary Colors Colors from which all other colors are made Red Yellow Blue

28. Secondary Colors Colors that are created from mixing equal amounts of a pair of primary colors Orange Green Violet

29. Intermediate Colors Colors made from equal amounts of a pair of primary and secondary colors Yellow-Green Yellow-Orange Blue-Green Blue-Violet Red-Violet Red-Orange

30. The principles of color mixing let us describe a variety of colors, but there are still many colors to explore. The neutral colors contain equal parts of each of the three primary colors. Black, white, gray and sometimes brown are considered "neutral”. Neutral Colors

31. Tints are lightened colors. Always begin with white and add a bit of color to the white until the desired tint is obtained. This is an example of a value scale for the tints of blue. Tints

32. Shades are darkened colors. Always begin with the color and add just a bit of black at a time to get the desired shade of a color. This is an example of a value scale for the shades of blue. Shades

33. Color Schemes are a systematic way of using the color wheel to put colors together… in your art work, putting together the clothes you wear, deciding what colors to paint your room….. monochromatic, complementary, analogous, warm and cool.

34. “Mono” means “one”, “chroma” means “color”… monochromatic color schemes have only one color and its values. The following slide shows a painting done in a monochromatic color scheme. Monochromatic

35. This non-objective painting has a monochromatic color scheme - blue and the values (tints and shades) of blue.

36. Complementary colors are opposite on the color wheel provided a high contrast - if you want to be noticed wear complementary colors! Complementary

37. This painting has complementary colors and their values - blues and oranges.

38. The analogous color scheme is 3-5 colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. This combination of colors provides very little contrast. Analogous

39. Analogous colors are illustrated here: yellow, yellow- green, green and blue-green.

40. The colors found in fire and the sun. Warm colors make objects look closer in a painting or drawing. Warm

41. This is an illustration of the use of warm colors - reds, oranges and yellows.

42. The colors found in snow and ice and tend to recede in a composition. Cool

43. Note the cool color scheme in this painting (greens, purples and blues).

44. Complementary Colors Colors opposite each other on the color wheel Ex: Red & green Blue & orange Yellow & violet

45. Analogous Colors Three consecutive colors on the color wheel

46. Who is wearing a monochromatic shirt today? Are wearing mainly warm colors? Aare wearing mainly cool colors? Is anyone wearing a shirt that uses complementary colors or analogous colors?

47. Can you think of an example of complementary colors being used together?

48. Tint: a color plus white Shade: a color plus black Monochromatic: one color in different tints and shades Neutral: white, black, gray

49. Complex Color Wheels Create a complex design that follows the basic format of a color wheel while showing the Primary, Secondary, and Intermediate colors and the various tones and shades of each You can take this assignment one step further by demonstrating your knowledge of complementary colors also