1. Color Hue: When an object reflects a certain wavelength we see the object as having that color. “The name” of a wavelength of light…red, blue, etc.

2. Achromatic “No color” Using only black, white and greys to create art

3. Cool Colors Greens, Blues, Purples Think “water”

4. Warm Colors Reds, Pinks, Yellows, Oranges Think “fire”

5. Monochromatic Using ONE color, and various values of that color to create art

6. Primary Colors Red, Yellow, Blue Colors that cannot be made

7. Secondary Colors Orange, Green, Purple Colors that are created by mixing neighboring primary colors together

8. Tertiary Colors (Also known as Intermediate Colors) Created by mixing a secondary with a neighboring primary Usually have hyphenated names, i.e. yellow-orange, blue- green, red-violet

9. Complementary Colors Colors that appear directly across from one another on the color wheel. Orange and Blue. Green and Red. Yellow and Violet. Even Intermediate have complement colors… such as Red-orange and Blue-green

10. Value The lightness and darkness of a color or tone Shades occur when you mix black with a color making it darker Tints occur when you mix white with a color making it lighter

11. Using Value Art with mostly Light values is said to be “High Key” Art with mostly Dark values is said to be “Low Key”

12. Color Value

13. Intensity or Saturation How bright or dull a color is; it’s visual strength. A color’s purity High Intensity Low Intensity

14. Depth of an Image Background Middleground Foreground

15. Pablo Picasso, Old Guitarist (from his Blue Period), 1903 Pablo Picasso, Femme aux Bras Croises (from his Blue Period), 1901

16. Derrick Buisch, 77 Monsters 2012-2013

17. Derrick Buisch, 77 Monsters (Details), 2012-2013

18. Dana Showers, Caught Color Study, 2003

19. Vincent Van Gough Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, 1888

20. Vincent Van Gough, The Night Café, 1888

21. Vermeer, The Milkmaid, 1658 – 60

22. Monochromatic Complement Paintings Choose 2 complementary colors Acrylic paints Mix paints in range of values Subject of your choice Various paint application techniques Lily Smith

23. Megan Gilfillan

24. Erica Weiner

25. Jay Eberhardt Mo Hagen

26. Kari DyresonSarah Jackson

27. Jesse Jones Mikayla Mrochek

28. Nicole Kalscheur

29. Krantz

30. Nichole Kelly

31. Painting Techniques http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5Z-eH6OKk

32. Smooth blending

34. Texture with Paint!

35. Using different brushstrokes

36. Pointillism (dots!)

37. Showing brushstrokes and using sgraffito

38. Sgraffito Scratching through the top layer of paint to show the layer below

39. Using an acrylic “wash”