One Point Perspective

Color Theory

History of Color Theory In 1666, English scientist Sir Isaac Newton discovered that when pure white light passes through a prism, it separates into all of the visible colors. WHITE = presence of all colors BLACK = absence of all colors

Color Relationships PRIMARY- Red, Blue, Yellow SECONDARY – Mix 2 primary colors of equal parts Orange = Red+Yellow Green= Blue+Yellow Violet= Blue+Red TERTIARY - Mixing 1 primary and 1 secondary colors together ex: yellow-orange (always name the primary first) NEUTRAL - created by mixing 2 complementary colors together ex: Red+Green=Neutral EARTH TONES = Color + Neutral

Color Properties: Hue, Value, Intensity Value: lightness or darkness of a color Monochromatic: Tints and Shades of ONE color create VALUE Tint = Color + White Shade = Color + Black Tone = Color + Grey

Monochromatic

Color Harmony Complementary- colors opposite of each other on the color wheel ex: blue&orange, red&green, violet&yellow Analogous- 3 colors next to each other on the color wheel Warm - yellow to red-violet Cool - yellow-green to violet

Analogous

Complementary

Josef Albers (1888-1976) Josef Albers was a German born American artist who worked with large flat, geometric planes of solid colors to demonstrate theories of color contrasts and optical effects created by color.

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) Russian born American artist. Abstract Expressionist best known for his color field paintings. Color field is about the tension created by overlapping and interacting large areas of flat color.

Color Wheel Tints = Color + White Shades = Color + Black Neutral = Red + Green Violet + Yellow Blue + Orange 4. Earth tones = Color + Neutral