Monochromatic Colors Computer Art

VALUE The lightness or darkness of a color

TINT Made by adding white to a color so that it is lighter. + = HUE WHITE TINT

SHADE Made by adding black to a color so that it is darker. + = HUE BLACK SHADE

INTENSITY Intensity is the brightness or dullness of a color. Low Value is dark and High Value is light. For example, blue can be very dark or very light. Low Value High Value

MONOCHROMATIC COLOR SCHEME This is a one-color scheme that uses different values: tints, shades and intensities of the color. BLUE Pablo Picasso The Tragedy 1903 Oil on panel 105x69cm National Gallery of Art, DC

Monochromatic Colors Great artists have successfully used monochrome paintings in their work. Pablo Picasso, during what has been termed his “Blue Period”, produced many paintings done in shades of blue. Picasso’s paintings of this period focused on themes of loneliness and despair. In art, a theme is a subject or topic in an artistic work Pablo Picasso La Celestina 1903 Oil Painting

Monochromatic Color Schemes Uses shades or tints from the same color. Rembrandt Philosopher in Meditation 1632

Monochromatic Color Schemes Uses shades or tints from the same color. Andy Warhol Sunset 1972 Screen print on Paper The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Founding Collection

Monochromatic Color Schemes Uses shades or tints from the same color. Frank Stella Dade City 1962 Oil on Canvas

Monochromatic Color Schemes Uses shades or tints from the same color. Kelly Ellsworth Dark Blue 2001 Lithograph

Monochromatic Color Schemes Uses shades or tints from the same color. Mark Tansey Action Painting II 1984

Monochromatic Color Schemes Uses shades or tints from the same color. Mark Tansey Purity Test 1991