color element that causes the stimulation of the eye through the reflection of isolated rays of light.

color color wheel…… circular arrangement of colors organized to show theories of color mixing and color relationships

color   hue….. name given to a color

#7 color intensity…… brightness or dullness of a color

#19 color value…… lightness or darkness of a color

color tint…… tone/shade…… #16, #17 color tint…… light value of a hue made by adding white to the original color tone/shade…… dark value of a hue made by adding black to the original color

color secondary colors……. primary colors……. #11, #13 color    primary colors……. colors that can’t be created by mixing other colors, but from which all other colors can be created (red…..yellow…..blue) secondary colors……. colors created by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors (orange…..green…..violet) Neutral colors: color not associated with any hue ü                 Brown ü                 Black (presence of all colors) ü                 Gray ü                 White (absence of all colors)   Complimentary colors: colors located opposite one another on the color wheel – when mixed together they create gray/black ü                 Blue & Orange ü                 Red & Green ü                 Yellow & Violet Warm Colors: high intensity colors that evoke feelings of warmth – often draw attention and seem to advance in space ü                 Red ü                 Orange ü                 Yellow Cool Colors: low intensity colors that evoke feelings of coolness – are not as attention-grabbing as warm colors and seem to recede into space

color neutral colors……. color not associated with any hue #10, #5 color neutral colors……. color not associated with any hue (brown…..black…..gray…..white) complimentary colors……. colors located opposite one another on the color wheel

#20, #6 color warm colors……. high intensity colors that evoke feelings of warmth (red…..orange…..yellow) cool colors……. low intensity colors that evoke feelings of coolness (green…..blue…..violet)

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#8, #14 color local colors….... colors used to indicate the natural appearance of an object subjective colors…….       colors used by the artist are invented for purposes other than accurate representation Neutral colors: color not associated with any hue ü                 Brown ü                 Black (presence of all colors) ü                 Gray ü                 White (absence of all colors)   Complimentary colors: colors located opposite one another on the color wheel – when mixed together they create gray/black ü                 Blue & Orange ü                 Red & Green ü                 Yellow & Violet Warm Colors: high intensity colors that evoke feelings of warmth – often draw attention and seem to advance in space ü                 Red ü                 Orange ü                 Yellow Cool Colors: low intensity colors that evoke feelings of coolness – are not as attention-grabbing as warm colors and seem to recede into space

color Neutral colors: color not associated with any hue ü Brown ü                 Black (presence of all colors) ü                 Gray ü                 White (absence of all colors)   Complimentary colors: colors located opposite one another on the color wheel – when mixed together they create gray/black ü                 Blue & Orange ü                 Red & Green ü                 Yellow & Violet Warm Colors: high intensity colors that evoke feelings of warmth – often draw attention and seem to advance in space ü                 Red ü                 Orange ü                 Yellow Cool Colors: low intensity colors that evoke feelings of coolness – are not as attention-grabbing as warm colors and seem to recede into space

color Receding colors….... Advancing colors….... #12, #1 color Receding colors….... colors that create a sense of depth by seeming to fade or retreat into the background Advancing colors….... colors that create a sense of depth by seeming to come forward into the foreground Neutral colors: color not associated with any hue ü                 Brown ü                 Black (presence of all colors) ü                 Gray ü                 White (absence of all colors)   Complimentary colors: colors located opposite one another on the color wheel – when mixed together they create gray/black ü                 Blue & Orange ü                 Red & Green ü                 Yellow & Violet Warm Colors: high intensity colors that evoke feelings of warmth – often draw attention and seem to advance in space ü                 Red ü                 Orange ü                 Yellow Cool Colors: low intensity colors that evoke feelings of coolness – are not as attention-grabbing as warm colors and seem to recede into space

Color Scheme Color Scheme Color Family #4 Color Scheme Color Scheme Grouping of color families that relate well Ex. Monochromatic, Analogous, Triadic Color Family Six color groups to which all colors can be related Ex. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet

Color Scheme Analogous colors……. #2 Analogous colors……. three color families located side-by-side on the color wheel.

Color Scheme monochromatic colors……. #9 monochromatic colors……. variations on a color in a color family

Color Scheme Tertiary colors……. #15 Color Scheme Tertiary colors……. colors created by mixing visually equal parts of one primary and one secondary color that are located next to each other on the color wheel The “two name” colors: red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet , red-violet

Color Scheme Triad colors……. #18 Color Scheme Triad colors……. three color families located equidistant on the color wheel (forming an equilateral triangle)

color importance to design……. …….cool colors can convey a sense of calm or gloom whereas warm colors can convey a sense of excitement or rage. …..the effects of colors are largely psychological and social (i.e. pink is for girls and blue is for boys) Neutral colors: color not associated with any hue ü                 Brown ü                 Black (presence of all colors) ü                 Gray ü                 White (absence of all colors)   Complimentary colors: colors located opposite one another on the color wheel – when mixed together they create gray/black ü                 Blue & Orange ü                 Red & Green ü                 Yellow & Violet Warm Colors: high intensity colors that evoke feelings of warmth – often draw attention and seem to advance in space ü                 Red ü                 Orange ü                 Yellow Cool Colors: low intensity colors that evoke feelings of coolness – are not as attention-grabbing as warm colors and seem to recede into space

color Picasso's blue-period "Woman With Crossed Arms“ O’Keeffe Red Canna, c. 1923