1. Color Theory in painting

2. Primary, secondary, tertiary colors
Red, yellow, and blue  Primary
Orange, green, violet  Secondary
Yellow-green, yellow-orange, blue-violet, blue-green, red-violet, red-orange  Tertiary

3. Tints and shades
Color has value. Value is the lightness or darkness of a color.
Tints are a color + white
Hint: White and tint share the same vowel - i
Shades are a color + black
Hint: Black and shade share the same vowel - a

4. Violet or purple?
VIOLET is a secondary color. It is made from blue and red.
PURPLE is a TINT of violet. This means that you add white to violet to create a lighter version of the hue.

5. Complementary colors
Complementary colors are colors DIRECTLY ACROSS from each other on the color wheel.
Most common pairs:
Red + green (think Christmas)
Blue + orange (think Florida or Auburn)
Yellow + violet (think LSU or Hiram)

6. Complementary colors

7. Monochromatic colors
A monochromatic color scheme consists of one color and all of its tints and shades.

8. Warm and cool colors
Warm colors include red, yellow, orange, and red-violet
Think fire!
COOL colors include blue, green, and violet

9. Warm color scheme

10. Cool color scheme