September22, 2009 Get your folder Color vocabulary Next step for project
Relief Sculpture and Color
Primary colors: Colors that mix to create ALL other colors 1.Red 2. Blue 3. Yellow
Secondary colors Colors made with 2 primary colors 1.Green (blue+yellow) 2.Orange (yellow+red) 3.Violet (blue+red)
Intermediate Colors: Colors made from 1 primary and 1 secondary color (write down a FEW of these examples) 1.Yellow-green (more yellow+green) 2.Yellow-orange (more yellow+orange) 3.Red-violet (more red+violet) 4.Red-orange (more red+orange) 5.Blue-green (more blue+green) 6.Blue-violet (more blue+violet)
Monochrome One color and it’s values 1.TINT= add white 2.TONE=add black
Complementary Colors: Colors that are opposite on the color wheel 1.Red & Green (Christmas) 2.Blue & Orange (Chicago Bears) 3.Violet & Yellow (Schurz)
Neutral (Earth) Colors Brown, beige, tan, gray and black 1. Mix complementary colors to get these colors!
Color Scheme: a planned combination of colors Includes COMPLEMENTARY colors!
Analogous Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheel
Warm Colors: think of the sun or fire (oranges, reds, yellows). Usually appear to come forward in space
Cool Colors: think of water (blues, greens, violets). Usually appear to go back in space
Relief Sculpture :Sculpture that is on a flat surface but raised
Jen Stark -artist who uses colorful paper and many cuts to create a paper relief sculpture.
Armature: the support system of a sculpture. Usually unseen and underneath.
Collage: a design created by attaching mostly flat elements (newspaper, wallpaper, text, photos etc) to a surface.
Emphasis: a principle of art & the focal point in an art work.
Contrast: a principle of art & differences within an artwork to create interest Examples: opposite colors, geometric vs. organic shapes, big or small etc
What will I do next? Continue building your relief sculpture Decide where your Emphasis will be Decide upon a color scheme and where the colors will go Begin painting values of your chosen color scheme