1. Color

2. Color is affected by: Texture Lighting Rough texture absorbs light
Smooth texture reflects light
Lighting
Artificial
Man made such as fluorescent, halogen, LED, etc.
Natural
Light created by the sun, moon, or fire

3. Natural vs. Artificial

4. Do colors in Interior Design affect our moods and actions?
What color do you think of when I say anger?
How about coward?
Feminine?

5. Which colors would you use in the following places?
Hospital Recovery Room
Meat Store
Visiting Football Teams Locker Room
Fast Food Restaurant
Fine Dining Restaurant
Bedroom
Child’s Play Room

6. What do you think would happen if you served blue mashed potatoes?

7. The Color Wheel
There are 12 hues (another term for “color” in the spectrum of color.
The basic tool we use when dealing with color

8. The Primary Colors The basic 3 colors
Cannot be created by mixing pigments together.
All other colors are made from these

9. The Secondary Colors
Made by mixing equal parts of 2 Primary colors.

10. The Tertiary Colors
Made by mixing equal parts of a primary and a secondary color.
Named by the Primary color first.

11. Value The lightness or darkness of a hue
Amount of black and white in a color

12. Shade
Color + Black

13. Tints
White + color
Also called pastels

14. Color + the color’s compliment
Tones
Color + Gray OR
Color + the color’s compliment

15. Intensity The brightness or dullness of a hue—based on its purity;
Changed by mixing a hue with its complement
Creates a tone
High Intensity
Low Intensity

16. Warm Colors The reds, yellows, and oranges of the color wheel
Seen as advancing
Make a space appear smaller
Evoke a feeling of warmth and excitement

17. Cool Colors The blues, greens, and violets of the color wheel
Seen as receding
Make a space appear larger
Evoke a feeling of coolness, calmness and rest

18. Neutral Colors Also called achromatic (without color)
Colors not found on the color wheel
White, black, and gray are true neutrals
Brown, beige, tan, and cream are used as neutrals

19. Color Open this hyperlink
Click Start and when the movies door opens, watch the movie and list the feelings/emotions associated with each color