1. Element of Art
Color

2. What is Color? Low intensity = pastel colors/low pigment content
Color is the element of art that is produced when light strikes an object and is reflected back to the eye. It has three main characteristics: hue, value and intensity
Hue: the name of the color (ex. Red, purple, magenta, etc.)
Value: describes lightness or darkness of a color (review “value” element- same stuff applies only now we’re adding color into the mix) ex; pink vs. smoky-burgundy-red.
Intensity: describes the saturation of a color (can also describe the amount of pigment a color has in it)
Low intensity = pastel colors/low pigment content
High intensity = very bright and vibrant/high pigment content

3. Green Red Magenta Blue-Blue-Purple Yellow-Green Turquoise
Hue- the Name of a color
Red
Yellow-Green
Green
Turquoise
Blue-Blue-Purple
Magenta

4. Value- describes lightness and darkness of a color
Light………..……………………………………………………..Shade
Tone Scale
Light………..………………………………………………..…..Shade
Gradient Scale

5. Intensity- saturation level of a color
Dull, Pastel Bright, Vivid

6. The color wheel: A chart showing color relationships
A Color Schema- a grouping of colors.
Primary- Red, Blue, and Yellow. The elemental building blocks of color; with these three
colors you can make any other color.
Secondary- Orange, Green, Violet. The colors made by mixing equal parts of 2 primary colors.
Tertiary- The colors made by
mixing equal parts of 1
primary and 1 secondary
color. Formula for naming
tertiary colors:
primary-secondary
Ex: red-orange, blue-green, yellow-green.
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Tertiary
Tertiary
Secondary

7. Other Color Relationships common ways colors can relate to each other
Analogous: Next-door neighbors on the color wheel
Monochromatic: Mono= one Chromatic= color
Complementary: opposites on the color wheel
Neutral: mix all primary colors together
Warm: more Red
Cool: more Blue

8. Monochromatic same color- add white or black to get highlights and shadows.

9. Analogous- similar colors, colors from the same family

10. Complementary- Colors that are opposites on the color wheel

11. Neutral Colors that have all three primary colors present
Black and white are also concentered neutrals

12. Warm vs. Cool General Rule: Warm Color has more red than blue
Cool Color has more blue than red

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