Elements of Art

Line, Shape, Form, Texture, Color, Value, & Space

Color• Properties of Color

• Categories of Color

• Color Schemes

Properties of ColorHue-the actual color

Intensity- the brightness or dullness of a color

Value-the lightness or darkness of a color

color + black = shade

color + white = tint

Color Wheel vs. Color Spectrum

• A Color wheel is the spectrum of colors curved into a circle.

• The Color Spectrum is the range of visible colors when white light is filtered through a prism.

Paint Terms

• Pigment-

• Binder-

• Solvent-

Finely ground, colored powders that form paint when mixed with binders.

Material that holds pigment in a form that can be spread over some surface.

The liquid that controls the thickness or the thinness of the paint.

12 Step Color Wheel

CMYK Color Wheel

Categories of Color

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary/ Intermediate

Neutrals

Color Schemes

• A planned group of colors

• A way to organize color in a work of art

What Color Scheme?

Neutral

Color Schemes

Cool Colors /Receding

Warm Colors/ Aggressive

Monochromatic

Several values of one color

Complementary

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel

Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel

Analogous

Split ComplementsThree colors that are opposite each other on the wheel, but on either side of the exact opposite.

Visual Color

Tonality- when an artist primarily but NOT exclusively uses one color.

Visual Color

• Optical color- attempting to use the color as you see it in real life.

• Arbitrary color when an artist selects their own colors for objects.

Color Mixing – Pure Hue

Red

Yellow

Blue

Color Mixing- With White

Red

Yellow

Blue

Color Mixing- With Black

Red

Yellow

Blue