1. COLOR THEORY: PART I

2. …an element of art… COLOR Is the result of reflected light

3. Color has 3 properties: (1) HUE (2) INTENSITY (3) VALUE

4. HUE: the color name red yellow blue Green purple …

5. INTENSITY the purity & strength of a color think saturation

6. VALUE the lightness or darkness of a hue

7. Paul Gauguin

8. Van Gogh

9. The visual spectrum is organized as a color wheel

10. Warm vs. Cool Colors
Cool:
Purples
Blue
Greens
Warm:
Red
Orange
Yellow

11. Picasso

12. Paul Gauguin

13. Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Colors

14. Primary Colors
Red
Yellow
Blue

15. Lichtenstein

16. Jasper Johns

17. Jasper Johns

18. Thiebaud

24. COLOR THEORY: PART II

25. Tint vs. Shade

26. TINT…
HUE + White

27. Shade….
HUE + Black

29. TINT or SHADE?!

30. Navy…
SHADE
Of Blue!!!

31. Pink…
TINT
Of Red!!!

32. Hunter Green…
SHADE
Of Green!!!

33. Lavender…
TINT
Of Violet!!!

34. Rust…
SHADE
Of Orange!!!

35. Dusty Turquois…
SHADE
Of Blue-Green!!!

36. COLOR THEORY: PART III

37. Unlike spectrum colors, NEUTRALS have no identifiable hue
Neutral Colors
Brown, Black, Grey, White
Unlike spectrum colors, NEUTRALS have no identifiable hue

38. Browns & greys can be created by combining COMPLIMENTARY COLORS (opposite colors on color wheel)

39. Blacks & dark browns can be created by mixing the 3 primary colors together

41. SHADE
HUE
TINT

42. COLOR THEORY: PART IV

43. Color Schemes: an arrangement or combination of colors

44. Monochromatic Tints & shades of ONE color

45. Pablo Picasso

47. (Colors Next to each other on color wheel)
Analogous
Harmonious, often found in nature
(Colors Next to each other on color wheel)

48. Andy Goldsworthy

49. Claude Monet

50. O’Keefe

51. Complementary High contrast, vibrant Colors opposite on color wheel

56. One color plus two colors on either side of its’ compliment
Split Complementary
High contrast, vibrant
One color plus two colors on either side of its’ compliment

57. Van Gogh

58. colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel
Triadic
colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel

59. Jasper Johns