Element of art colour

A PowerPoint presentation about colour as an element of art

1. ELEMENT OF ART By Bernard E. Richardson | Master Teacher & Art Educator | 2022 © Bernard E. Richardson | 2022

2. SPECTRUM……… Scientifically, Colour is the result of the breakdown of white light into its single colour elements by using a prism . This discovery was made by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666 . From his discovery he called the arrangement of colours a SPECTRUM . What is Colour?

3. The colour SPECTRUM is the arrangement of colours that are visible to the naked eye. The colours are seen in a specific order – Red , Orange , Yellow , Green , Blue , I ndigo and Violet (purple).

4. Colour has four qualities: Hue - refers to the actual name of a colour e.g. ‘red’ , ‘green’, ‘purple’ . Value - refers to the lightness and darkness of a colour. The greater the amount of light (white) is the higher its value; the greater the amount of dark (black) the lower its value. Intensity - refers to the purity and strength of a colour e.g. bright red or dull red . 4. Temperature : Colours are either warm or cool. Warm colours are bright and cheerful. They evoke a feeling of warmth , energy, brightness, and are associated with the sun and fire. They are Reds, yellows and oranges.   Cool colours give a feeling of quietness , c alm , peace and serenity . They are associated with the sea and cold, chilly weather. These colours are blues, greens and purples. Temperature Colours are either warm or cool. Warm colours are bright and cheerful. They are reds , yellows and oranges. Cool colours give a feeling of calm, quietness and peace. These colours are blues , greens and purples .

5. Primary Colours The basic colours from which all other colours are mixed. Red Yellow Blue Secondary Colours Those colours created from an equal mixture of any two primary colours. Orange Green Purple primary + primary = secondary

6. Tertiary Colours Those colours that are created from a mixture of a primary and a secondary colour. Yellow-orange Red-orange Blue-violet Blue-green Yellow-green Red-violet primary + secondary = tertiary

7. Neutral Colours are those colours which are not found on the colour wheel but are created from a mixture of the other colours on the wheel . They include white, browns, gray and black. Neutral Colours

8. Colour Wheel The Colour wheel is a circular chart or diagram representing the arrangement of colours within the colour spectrum. The color wheel consists of three  primary colors   (red, yellow, blue), three  secondary colors  (green, orange, purple) and six  tertiary colors (blue-green, yellow-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange and yellow-orange).

9. COLOUR SCHEMES A colour scheme is a harmonious combination or set of colours which work well together. 1. Contrasting schemes Related schemes complementary Split complementary Triadic Analogous Monochromatic Two categories of Colourschemes Tetradic

10. COMPLEMENTARY Colour scheme involves the use of two colours that are located directly opposite to each other on the colour wheel such as red and green, yellow and purple, or orange and blue. On the colour wheel a primary colour is opposite to a secondary colour. Red Green Yellow Purple Orange Blue CONTRASTING COLOUR SCHEMES

11. A SPLIT-COMPLEMENTARY Colour scheme involves three colours. One colour with the two colours adjacent to its complement. A TRIADIC Colour scheme involves the use of three colours that are equi -distant (of equal distance) from each other on the colour wheel.

12. A TETRADIC Colour scheme involves the use of four colours (two pairs of complimentary colours) on the colour wheel. For example blue and orange are paired with red and green.

13. MONOCHROMATIC Colour scheme involves the use of only one colour with its shades and tints. Red Pure colour Black is added to the colour. It becomes darker SHADE TINT White is added to the colour. It becomes lighter RELATED COLOUR SCHEMES

14. An ANALOGOUS Colour scheme involves the use of a set of 3 to 5 colours lying adjacent to each other on the colour wheel. They are closely related, look pleasant together as they are closely related and are regarded as Harmonious colours . Yellow-green Green Blue-green Violet Blue-violet Red-violet Yellow-orange Orange Red-orange

15. WARM COLOURS are those colours that evoke a feeling of warmth and are associated with energy, brightness, action, the sun and fire . COOL COLOURS are those colours that evoke a feeling of quietness, calm and serenity They are associated with the sea and cold. Warm colours Cool colours Red, yellow, orange Green, blue, purple

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