- using only one color
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Monochromatic medallion
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HUE
HUE – a particular gradation of color; a spectral color (a color from the spectrum) Color – many definitions! A broader term, including all hues, non-spectral colors and maybe even white & black
RED BLUE YELLOW PURPLE GREEN ORANGE
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opposites on the color wheel - note: NOT COMPLIMENTARY unsettling, hard to look at
Barnett Newman, Dionysius, 1944, 67x49in. Complementary colors Analagous colors
Complementary colors Analagous colors
neighbors on the color wheel
TINT – adding white to a hue, or a hue to white SHADE – adding black to a hue or vice versa
a very aware use of contrasts of complementary & analogous colors AND shades and tints
SATURATION – brilliance or depth of color
LUMINENCELUMINENCE LUMINENCE LUMINENCELUMINENCE
NOT JUST ANY 3 COLORS
RED BLUE YELLOW PURPLE GREEN ORANGE
Also note countershading