Color

Element of Art: Color powerpoint

1. COLOR

2. What is C O L O R ? Definition: What our eyes see that is being reflected or absorbed by the light Therefore, without light, you can not see color! One of the most dominant Elements of Art Color Scheme: An arrangement of colors

3. PRIMARY COLORS: Red, Yellow, Blue When combined, they create “all the other colors” No colors can be combined to create them

4. SECONDARY COLORS: Orange, Green, Purple When mixing two primary colors , your result is a secondary color Red + Yellow = Orange Red + Blue = Purple Blue + Yellow = Green

5. TERTIARY/ INTERMEDIATE COLORS: Red Orange, Red Violet, Blue Violet, Blue Green Yellow Green, Yellow Orange DEFINITION: The result of when you mix a primary color with a secondary color

6. COMPLEMENTARY COLORS: Colors directly across one another on the color wheel Blue & Orange Red & Green Yellow & Purple Red Violet & Yellow Green Blue Violet & Yellow Orange Blue Green & Red Orange

7. ANALOGOUS COLORS: Three colors directly next to each other on the color wheel Ex. Yellow, yellow green, green

8. WARM COLORS: Colors that evoke the feeling of warmth and heat. Red, yellow, orange, pink.

9. COOL COLORS: Colors that evoke the feeling of coolness. Blue, green, purple.

10. NEUTRAL COLORS: Achromatic, or have no color. Usually called “earth tones.” Black, white, gray, ivory, beige, brown. These do not appear on the color wheel.

11. MONOCHROMATIC COLORS: Color scheme derived from a single hue , extended from its tints and shades . Hue - color Tint - when you add white to a color, ex. Pink is a tint of red Shade - when you add black to a color, ex. Navy Blue is a shade of blue Value - lightness or darkness of a hue

12. What’s the point?? Color Harmony and Color Context Color Harmony – Pleases the eye by engaging the viewer and creating an inner sense of balance and order. When something is not harmonious, it’s either boring or chaotic. The human brain will reject under stimulating information. At the other extreme is a visual experience that is so overdone and so chaotic, a viewer can’t stand to look at it. The human brain rejects what it can not organize and what it can not understand. Color harmony delivers visual interest and a sense of order .

13. What’s the point?? Color Harmony and Color Context Color Context – How color behaves in relation to other colors and shapes. How it makes a viewer feel.