Color Theory Why is color theory important? (2 minutes) Please answer in your notes using at least 2 complete sentences. (2 minutes)

Color Wheel A tool Artist use to create successful color combinations in Art!

· Made by mixing equal parts of two primary colors. · Cannot be mixed · Make all the other color on the color wheel Secondary Colors · Made by mixing equal parts of two primary colors. Tertiary Colors · Made by mixing equal parts of one primary and one secondary color.

Color has 3 properties: 1)Value-The lightness or darkness of a color. 2)Hue – The Name of a color as it appears on the color wheel. (red, blue, yellow) 3)Intensity- The purity of a hue. A hue at its highest intensity has no other color mixed with it. A hue loses its intensity as another color is added to it.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Camouflage, 1986 acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 40 x 40 in. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © AWF Neutral Colors Neutral are not seen on most color wheels. Black, gray, brown and white are neutral. Neutral colors can be made by mixing: Black and white Complementary colors All three primaries together (plus some black or white) THEY DO NOT AFFECT OTHER COLORS

Tints and Shades TINT - Hue plus white (or water). SHADE - Hue plus black.

MonochromaticColor Scheme Mono = ONE Chroma = Color ONE color art. Uses shades or tints from the same hue. Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Sunset, 1972 Screen print on Paper 34 x 34 in. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Founding Collection Contribution Dia Center for the Arts © AWF

Analogous Color Scheme COLOR NEIGHBORS Any three to five colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow, and yellow-orange. Usually one of the three colors predominates. Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Cologne Cathedral, 1985 Screen prints with diamond dust on Lenox Museum Board 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in. The Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh Founding Collection Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © AWF Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Camouflage, 1987 Screen prints on Lenox Museum Board 38 x 38 in. The Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh Founding Collection Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © AWF

Complementary Color Scheme Two colors that are the direct opposite of each other, such as red and green and blue-orange and yellow-violet. Complementary colors create the most contrast and balance in design. Know 3 for a TEST! Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Flowers, 1970, screen print on paper, 36 x 36 in. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © AWF Space Fruit: Still Lifes (Pears), 1979 screen print on Lenox Museum Board 30 x 40 in. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Founding Collection, Contribution Dia Center for the Arts © AWF

Analogous with Complementary emphasis Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Flowers, 1970 Screen print on paper 36 x 36 in. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Founding Collection Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © AWF Analogous with Complementary emphasis Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Sunset, 1972 Screen print on Paper 34” x 34” The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Founding Collection Contribution Dia Center for the Arts © AWF

Temperature Color temperate can help enhance the mood of an image. WARM COLORS - Red, orange, yellow, (red-violet, yellow-green), warm color tend to advance in visual space. COOL COLORS - Violet, blue, green, cool colors recede in space. Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Vesuvius, 1985 screen print on Arches 88 paper, 31 7/16 x 39 1/4 in. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © AWF

Color Variations Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Camouflage, 1986 acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 40 x 40 in. each The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © AWF

Test your knowledge Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Space Fruit: Still Lifes, 1979, screen print on Lenox Museum Board 30 x 40 in. each The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Founding Collection Contribution Dia Center for the Arts © AWF