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An Element of Art
COLOUR WHEEL
HUE                            VALUE
 Refers to                     The lightness
 the names                     or darkness of
 of colours                    a colour
PRIMARY                        INTENSITY
   Red
                               The purity of
  Yellow
                               a hue
   Blue

      SECONDARY Orange Violet Green
SANDY
    SCHIMMEL
Communication Pink and Yellow

  COMPLIMENTARY
  Colours opposite on
    the colour wheel
    Orange & Blue
     Green & Red
  Enhance each other
      when placed
         together
AUGUSTE RENOIR
                 Fruits from the Midi, 1881

Cool colours
contrast with                                          Warm colours
warm colours                                           project
                                                       forward, Cool
                                                       colours
Dark forms                                             recede
have contrast
against
lightness.


   White is a
   highlight
                        Complementary colours show depth
                        and volume for example the shadow of
                        a green apple will contain some red.
Franz
                                                              Marc
                                                            The Large
                                                              Blue
                                                             Horses
                                                              1911

•   Arbitrary Colour has no realistic or natural relation to the object that
    is depicted but may have emotional or expressive significance

•   Complementary Colours make each other appear brighter and
    more intense when placed next to each other.
Colour : an Element of Art
Gustav Kimt
Judith,1909
         • Decorative use
           of colour




Howard
Arkley
Tom Roberts
Shearing the Rams,1890




                         •  Descriptive
                         colour used to
                         suggest the hot
                         dry dusty
                         atmosphere
Janet Laurence
        Verdant Studio 2003
• Cool colour
• Monochromatic:
  various values
  of the same hue
  – dark to light
• White to create
  emphasis
• Secondary
  colour
Jeffrey Smart
Study for Holiday
         • Warm colours
           dominant

         • Blue is
           complementary
           and used to
           highlight
Vincent van Gogh
Sunflowers, 1888

        • Emotional use of
          colour to express
          feelings about a
          subject rather than to
          describe
        • ‘Instead of trying to
          reproduce exactly what I
          see before my eyes, I use
          colour more arbitrarily to
          express myself forcibly.’
          - Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
   The Tragedy,1903 (Blue Period)

• Symbolic colour
  used to suggest
  the sombre mood
  and sadness
• Monochromatic
  colour scheme
ANDY GOLDSWORTHY

• Natural hues
• Range of shades
• White used to
  highlight
• Cool colours

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Colour : an Element of Art

  • 2. COLOUR WHEEL HUE VALUE Refers to The lightness the names or darkness of of colours a colour PRIMARY INTENSITY Red The purity of Yellow a hue Blue SECONDARY Orange Violet Green
  • 3. SANDY SCHIMMEL Communication Pink and Yellow COMPLIMENTARY Colours opposite on the colour wheel Orange & Blue Green & Red Enhance each other when placed together
  • 4. AUGUSTE RENOIR Fruits from the Midi, 1881 Cool colours contrast with Warm colours warm colours project forward, Cool colours Dark forms recede have contrast against lightness. White is a highlight Complementary colours show depth and volume for example the shadow of a green apple will contain some red.
  • 5. Franz Marc The Large Blue Horses 1911 • Arbitrary Colour has no realistic or natural relation to the object that is depicted but may have emotional or expressive significance • Complementary Colours make each other appear brighter and more intense when placed next to each other.
  • 7. Gustav Kimt Judith,1909 • Decorative use of colour Howard Arkley
  • 8. Tom Roberts Shearing the Rams,1890 • Descriptive colour used to suggest the hot dry dusty atmosphere
  • 9. Janet Laurence Verdant Studio 2003 • Cool colour • Monochromatic: various values of the same hue – dark to light • White to create emphasis • Secondary colour
  • 10. Jeffrey Smart Study for Holiday • Warm colours dominant • Blue is complementary and used to highlight
  • 11. Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers, 1888 • Emotional use of colour to express feelings about a subject rather than to describe • ‘Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before my eyes, I use colour more arbitrarily to express myself forcibly.’ - Vincent van Gogh
  • 12. Pablo Picasso The Tragedy,1903 (Blue Period) • Symbolic colour used to suggest the sombre mood and sadness • Monochromatic colour scheme
  • 13. ANDY GOLDSWORTHY • Natural hues • Range of shades • White used to highlight • Cool colours