COLOR SCHEMES Corr, artist from the Caribbean

Color is the reflection or refraction of light.

Aspects of Color Hue: Is the name of a spectral color. Intensity: How pure a color is,or how bright or dull Value:Light and dark, referred to as tone.

Hue: spectral name of each color red yellow blue

Intensity: How pure or bright a color is Intensity: How pure or bright a color is. You dull a color by adding its’ opposite color on the color wheel African painting

Without value you would not see this painting by Picasso “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso

Primary Colors: Colors at their basic essence; those colors that cannot be created by mixing others... Red Yellow Blue

These three colors when mixed make the other colors.

Secondary Colors: The colors achieved by a mixture of two primaries... Orange Violet Green

When mixing, use equal amounts of each primary. + = + = = +

Intermediate or Tertiary Colors: The colors achieved by a mixture of primary and secondary hues.. Red-orange Red-violet Yellow-orange Blue-violet Yellow-green Blue-green

Or you can mix unequal amounts of primary colors to achieve an intermediate color. = = = = = =

Warm Colors The colors between yellow and red-purple make up the warm colors. Warm colors rev us up and get us going. The warmth of red, yellow, or orange can create excitement or even anger.

Cool Colors The colors from yellow-green to purple are usually called cool colors Cool colors are made with blue, green, purple, or some combination of these. Cool colors might make you think of cool and peaceful things, like winter skies and still ponds.

Monochromatic Color: One color plus it’s tints, tones, and shades

Complementary Colors: The colors located opposite each other on a color wheel Red Green Orange – Blue Violet - Yellow

Analogous Colors: The colors located close together on a color wheel and have a color in common Remember you can start your sequence anywhere, just make sure that you don’t skip a color. Usually a sequence consist of 3 – 5 colors.

Triadic Colors: These are the colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. Primary Triad Tertiary Triad Secondary Triad Tertiary Triad

Identify the color schemes in each of the artworks. Identify the colors used How do the colors relate to each other on the color wheel

Violet, Orange, Green Secondary Triad Vincent Van Gogh, Irises 1889

Green, Blue-green, Blue Analogous Claude Monet, Water Lilies 1906

Light Blue, Blue, Dark Blue Monochromatic Georgia O’Keefe, White Rose with Larkspur

Red, Green Complementary Van Gogh, Night Café

Blue, Blue-green, Green Analogous Georgia O’Keefe, Cottonwoods III 1943