COLOR How we see it
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How we see color
Exploring it’s history COLOR Exploring it’s history
Man’s earliest marks Cave paintings
The middle ages
Illuminated Manuscripts Color use is flat Techniques for applying color are simple Symbolic color
The Renaissance Chiaroscuro: value is more important than color
Raphael
16th century Value is still important but color is starting to be applied more grandly
Caravaggio Studying the effects of light
Vermeer
The 19th Century Color comes alive!!
Turner
Impressionism
Monet
Degas
Post-Impressionism
Corbet
Gauguin
Matisse
Fauvism
Chagall
Marc
Delaunay Orphism
Color Field
Frankenthaler
Rothko
Color Theory Review
The properties of Color: HUE VALUE INTENSITY TEMPERATURE
**These hues make up the color wheel** The name of the color itself (on the color wheel) 1. Primary Hues 2. Secondary Hues 3. Tertiary/Intermediate Hues **These hues make up the color wheel**
Lightness and darkness of a color Value Lightness and darkness of a color Tint: lighter color-created by adding white Shade: darker color-created by adding black
Intensity Brightness or dullness of a color Prismatic: an intense hue (Saturation or strength of a color) Prismatic: an intense hue Tone: less intense hue—created by adding gray or mixing complementary hues together
Warmth or coolness of a color Temperature Warmth or coolness of a color Relative to the environment that a color is placed in—every color has temperature variations
Color Wheel Relationships Create Color Schemes that artists intentionally use in their work Triad Complements Split Complements Analogous Monochromatic Warm, Cool
Triad Color Scheme Creates unity and balance
Complimentary Color Scheme Creates contrast and interest
Split Complementary Color Scheme Color plus the two hues on either side of the color’s complement Creates contrast
Analogous Color Scheme Creates unity and harmony
Monochromatic Color Scheme Uses only one hue plus black and/or white
Warm Color Scheme Uses only warm colors Colors range from yellow to Uses only warm colors Colors range from yellow to red violet Creates unity
Cool Color Scheme Uses only cool colors Colors range from yellow-green to violet Creates unity