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.

Achromatic

“ No color ” Using only black, white and greys to create art QuickTime™ and a decompressor are neede d to see this picture.

Cool Colors

Greens, Blues, Purples Think “

water”

Warm Colors

Reds, Pinks, Yellows, Oranges Think “

fire”

Monochromatic

Using ONE color, and various values of that color to create art QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.

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Primary Colors

Red, Yellow, Blue

Colors that cannot be made

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Secondary Colors

Orange, Green, Purple

Colors that are created by mixing neighboring primary colors together

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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

Complementary Colors

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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

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

Using Value

Art with mostly Light values is said to be “ High Key ” Art with mostly Dark values is said to be “ Low Key ”

Color Value

Intensity or Saturation

• How bright or dull a color is; it ’ s visual

strength.

• A color ’ s

purity

High Intensity Low Intensity

Depth of an Image

Background Middleground Foreground

Pablo Picasso,

Old Guitarist

(from his Blue Period), 1903 Pablo Picasso,

Femme aux Bras Croises

(from his Blue Period), 1901

Derrick Buisch, 77 Monsters 2012-2013

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

Dana Showers,

Caught

Color Study, 2003

Vincent Van Gough

Café Terrace on the Place du Forum

, 1888

Vincent Van Gough, The Night Café, 1888

Vermeer,

The Milkmaid,

1658 – 60

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

Megan Gilfillan

Erica Weiner

Mo Hagen Jay Eberhardt

Kari Dyreson Sarah Jackson

Mikayla Mrochek Jesse Jones

Nicole Kalscheur

Krantz

Nichole Kelly

Painting Techniques

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

Smooth blending

Texture with Paint!

Using different brushstrokes

Pointillism (dots!)

Showing brushstrokes and using sgraffito

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

Using an acrylic “wash”