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Color Unit
Corr, artist from
Caribbean
The study of color vocabulary, color
schemes and techniques.
Color
• Color is the reflection or refraction of light.
See the example below
Primary Colors
• Yellow
• Red
• Blue
• These three colors
when mixed make the
other colors.
Secondary Colors
• Orange
• Green
• Violet
• These colors are made by
mixing two primary colors
together.
Intermediates or Tertiary Colors
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Yellow-green
Yellow-orange
Red-violet
Red-orange
Blue-green
Blue-violet
• These come between a
primary and secondary
color.
Aspects of Color
• Value:Light and dark,
referred to as tone.
• Hue: Is the name of a
spectral color.
• Intensity: How pure a
color is,or how bright
or dull.
Chagall
Value: dark or light, tone.
Without value you would not see
“Guernica” by Pablo Picasso.
http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html
Hue:spectral name of each color
Intensity: How pure or bright a color is. You
dull a color by adding its’ opposite color on
the color wheel
African painting
Vincent Van Gogh used what color scheme.
Color Schemes
• Monochromatic: One color with tints and
shades.Tint is when you add white, shade
when you add black.
• Complementary: Colors opposite on the
color wheel. An example is violet and
yellow.
• Analogous: 3-5colors next to each other on
the color wheel.
Color Schemes continued…
•Warm colors rev us up and get us going.
The warmth of red, yellow, or orange can
create excitement or even anger.
•Cool colors are made with blue, green,
purple, or some combination of these.
Cool colors might make you think of cool
and peaceful things, like winter skies and
still ponds.
Monochromatic: One color with
tints and Shades.
Paul Klee
Complementary:Colors across
from each other on the color
wheel.
Red and green
Jasper Johns
Orange and blue
Georgia O'Keeffe
Analogous: 3-5 colors next to
each other on the color wheel.
Juan Gris
Cool Colors
Warm Colors