2. Essential Questions
âą What effect does context have on our
perception of color?
âą How do artists use color as an expressive
element in works of art?
âą How has the nature and use of color in works
of art changed over time?
3. Hue, Value, and Intensity
âą Color
â An element of art that is derived from reflected
light. You see color because light waves are
reflected from objects in to our eyes.
4. Newton
âą Newton observed that color is not inherent in
objects. Rather, the surface of an object
reflects some colors and absorbs all the
others. We perceive only the reflected colors.
âą Red is not âinâ an apple. The surface of the
apple is reflecting the wavelengths we see as
red and absorbing all the rest.
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5. Hue, Value, and Intensity
âą Hue
â The name of a color in the color spectrum, such as
red, blue, or yellow.
âą Primary Hues: Red, Blue, Yellow
âą Secondary Hues: Green, Orange, Violet
âą Intermediate Hues: Six colors made by mixing primary
and secondary hues
â Example: Red-Violet, Blue-Green, Yellow-Orange
7. Hue, Value, and Intensity
âą Value
â The art element that describes the darkness or
lightness of a color.
â Tint: Changing the value of a color by adding
white.
â Shade: Changing the value of a color by adding
black.
8. Hue, Value, and Intensity
âą Intensity
â The brightness or dullness of a hue. Bright hues
are called high intensity while dull hues are called
low intensity colors.
â Complementary Colors: The colors opposite each
other on the color wheel. The compliment, or
opposite, of a hue absorbs all of the light waves
that the hue reflects.
10. Color Schemes
âą A color scheme is a system of organizing
colors.
âą A color scheme deals with pairing colors in
order to create a specific mood or
atmosphere.
âą What is an example of a a time that color
schemes are considered in every-day life?
11. Color Schemes
âą Warm and Cool Colors
â Cool colors: Blue, Green, Violet
âą Cool colors seem to recede or move into the distance
â Warm colors: Red, Yellow, Orange
âą Warm colors seem to move toward the viewer
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13. Color Schemes
âą Monochromatic Colors
â Monochrome means âone colorâ (mono = one,
chroma = color).
â A monochromatic color scheme is one that uses
one hue and the tints and shades of that hue.
14. Color Schemes
âą Analogous Colors
â Colors that sit side by side on the color wheel and
have a common hue are called âanalogousâ
âą Examples: Violet, red-violet, red, and red-orange all
have red in common.
âą Greek: Ana = according to, Logos = proportion
15. Color Schemes
âą Complementary Colors
â When a pair of high-intensity colors are placed
side by side, they seem to vibrate.
â It is difficult to focus on the edge where the
complements touch.
â Traditional compliments are blue/orange,
red/violet, and red/green.
âą Can pair any two colors that are opposite each other on
the color wheel.
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17. Color Schemes
âą Color Triads
â A color triad is composed of three colors spaced
an equal distance apart on the color wheel.
â The contrast between the triad colors is not as
strong as that between complements.
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19. Color Schemes
âą Split Complements
â The pairing of one hue with the hues on each side
of its complement
âą Example: Red is paired with blue-green and
yellow-green