Color

Hue: When an object reflects a certain wavelength we see the object as having that

color. “The name” of a wavelength of light…red,

blue, etc.

Achromatic

“No color”

Using only black, white and greys to create art

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Cool Colors

Greens, Blues, Purples

Think “water”

Warm Colors

Reds, Pinks, Yellows, Oranges

Think “fire”

MonochromaticUsing ONE color,

and various values of that color to create art

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Primary Colors

Red, Yellow, Blue

Colors that cannot be made

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Secondary Colors

Orange, Green, Purple

Colors that are created by mixing

neighboring primary colors

together

Tertiary Colors

(Also known as Intermediate Colors)

Created by mixing a secondary with a

neighboring primary

Usually have hyphenated names, i.e. yellow-orange,

blue-green, red-violet

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Complementary Colors

Colors that appear directly across from one

another on the color wheel.

Orange and Blue. Green and Red. Yellow and Violet.Even Intermediate have complement colors…

such as Red-orange and Blue-green

ValueThe lightness and darkness of a color or tone

Shades occur when

you mix black with a color

making it darker

Tints occur

when you mix

white with a color

making it lighter

Using Value

Art with mostly Light values is said to be “High Key”

Art with mostly Dark values is said to be “Low Key”

Color Value

Intensity or Saturation• How bright or dull a color is; it’s visual strength.

• A color’s purity

High Intensity Low Intensity

Depth of an Image

Background

Middleground

Foreground

Pablo Picasso, Old Guitarist (from his Blue Period), 1903

Pablo Picasso, Femme aux Bras Croises(from his Blue Period), 1901

Derrick Buisch, 77 Monsters 2012-2013

Derrick Buisch, 77 Monsters (Details), 2012-2013

Dana Showers,CaughtColor Study, 2003

Vincent Van GoughCafé Terrace on the Place du Forum, 1888

Vincent Van Gough, The Night Café, 1888

Vermeer, The Milkmaid, 1658 – 60

Monochromatic Complement Paintings

• Choose 2 complementary colors• Acrylic paints• Mix paints in range of values• Subject of your choice• Various paint application

techniques

Lily Smith

Megan Gilfillan

Erica Weiner

Jay Eberhardt

Mo Hagen

Kari Dyreson Sarah Jackson

Jesse Jones

Mikayla Mrochek

Nicole Kalscheur

Krantz

Nichole Kelly

Painting Techniques

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5Z-eH6OKk

Smooth blending

Texture with Paint!

Using different brushstrokes

Pointillism (dots!)

Showing brushstrokes and using sgraffito

Sgraffito

Scratching through the top layer of paint to

show the layer below

Using an acrylic “wash”