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Chapter 7
Color
Color The element of art that is derived from
reflected light
Symbolic, stands for ideas and feelings
Color Spectrum When light passes through a prism, the beam of white
light is bent and separated into bands of color, called Color Spectrum
The Color Spectrum is always in the same order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet
Can you think of a natural color spectrum?
A RAINBOW is a natural Color Spectrum
Contrasting Colors A combination of colors that stands out
when placed side by side Warm color – cool color Bright color – dull color
Road signs use contrasting colors Can you think of some examples?
Hue Primary Hue (or color):
Red Yellow Blue
Almost any color can be made with these primary colors and black and white!
Hues Secondary Hues (or colors): are made by
mixing 2 primary colors Orange = Red + Yellow Violet = Red + Blue Green = Blue + Yellow
Color Wheel The color wheel is simply the spectrum
bent into a circle
Art I and IITry filling in your own color wheel
using paint.
Color and Value Color value is related to the amount of light
a color reflects
You can change the value of any color by adding black or white
Add black = shade Add white = tint
Monochromatic Color Scheme
Color scheme that uses
only one hue along with
it’s tints and shades.
Pablo Picasso
Complementary Colors Complementary colors are colors that are
opposite each other on the color wheel Red & Green Blue & Orange Violet & Yellow
These colors, when combined, are vibrant and demand attention
Red & Green
Blue & Orange
Yellow & Violet
Vincent Van Gogh
Warm & Cool Colors Warm Colors: usually associated with warm things (sun, fire) and
tend to move toward viewer Red Orange Yellow
Cool Colors: Usually associated with cool things (ice, snow, water, grass) and tend to move away from viewer Blue Green Violet
Cool Colors
Cool Colors
Warm Colors
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