Humanities 11 – Introduction to Arts

Mark Angelo S. Enriquez

Some Basic Assumptions About the Arts

• 1. Art has been created by various people, at all places and time. Art exists because it is liked and enjoyed. Art does grow old.

• 2. Art is something to be seen, or heard, or• 3. Art is the product of man’s imagination, good taste

and skill in doing things.• 4. Nature is artful. Its beauty and artistry could be

enhanced.

• Source: Estolas, V., Javier, C. et al. Introduction to Humanities (Arts for Fine Living) Quezon City : National Bookstore, Inc. p. 15

Some Guidelines in Understanding A Work of Art

Here are some guide questions to aid one’s understanding of a piece of art work particularly in the visual arts:

• 1. What did the artist make? What is it about?• 2. What did the artist want to show in his work? What is the

artwork for?• 3. What is the artwork made of?• 4. How is the material put together or organized?• 5. What is the personality or individuality of the art work?• 6. How good is it?• 7. What is the meaning conveyed by the art? How does it

make life more meaningful?

Source: Estolas, V., Javier, C. et al. Introduction to Humanities (Arts for Fine Living) Quezon City : National Bookstore, Inc. p. 20

COLOR WHEEL

Color To understand blend modes, you need to know a little about color. Color is light, and likewise, light is made up

of many colors. Objects absorb or reflect these light waves. Our eyes perceive these wavelengths as color. Let's start with the color wheel.

• The COLOR WHEEL has 12 segments that consist of primary, secondary and tertiary hues, or colors.

• The three PRIMARY colors are RED, YELLOW, and BLUE. They form a triangle on the wheel. These colors cannot be mixed by combining any other colors. They are indicated on the color wheel with a P.

• The three SECONDARY colors of ORANGE, VIOLET, and GREEN (marked on the chart by an S) are created by mixing equal parts of the primary colors they fall in between; ie, VIOLET is the secondary color produced by mixing equal parts of RED and BLUE.

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• The TERIARY colors are the colors that result from mixing the primary and secondary colors on either side of them: ie, mixing the secondary color ORANGE with the primary color RED results in red-orange. These colors are marked on the color wheel with a T.

• Using the color wheel you can determine color schemes fpr balance and harmony in your artwork, webpages, desktop publishing designs or home decorating.

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• Hue: Hue refers to the color...red, blue, etc.

• The primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, or hues, are these colors at their full saturation or brightness; that is, there, there is no white, gray, or black added.

• Value: the lightness or darkness of a color, or the relative

amount (percentage) of white or black in a hue.

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• Luminosity, or Lightness: A measure of the amount of light reflected from a hue. Those hues with a high content of white have a higher luminance, or value.

• Tints: white when added in increments to any color results in a lighter value of that color, called a tint. Blue and white make light blue, which is a tint of Blue.

• Shades: black or gray when added in increments to any color results in a darker value of that color, called a shade. Blue and Black make dark blue, a shade of blue.

• Saturation: The degree of purity of a hue.• Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a hue. Iintensity

maybe lowered by adding white or black.

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• Class Activity: