1. + Color Schemes Color combinations

2. + Color Vocabulary: Color – element of art that is seen by the way light reflects off a surface. Color can be used to express emotion or symbolism. Hue – One of the 3 properties of color. The name of a spectral color. Red, yellow, blue, orange, violet and green are some examples. Value – One of 3 properties in color that refers to the lightness or darkness of the color. Intensity – One of 3 properties in color that refers to the brightness or dullness of a color. Pure Hue is high-intensity while a dulled hue is low-intensity.

3. + High and Low Intensity High IntensityLow Intensity

4. + Color Vocabulary Color scheme – group of colors that create satisfying effects when placed together. Examples: warm, cool, complementary, monochromatic. Primary Colors – red, yellow and blue. Original colors, cannot be created by mixing other colors. Secondary Colors – orange, violet and green. These colors can be created by mixing together two primary colors.

5. + Vocabulary Cont’d: Tertiary (intermediate) – colors on color wheel that are found between a primary color and a secondary color. Examples: yellow-orange, orange-red, red-violet. Monochromatic Colors – tints and shades of a single color. Analogous Colors – colors found next to each other on the color wheel. Example: Blue, Blue-violet, Violet

6. + Color Vocabulary Continued Complementary Colors – colors found opposite each other on the color wheel. Violet & yellow, orange & blue, red- orange & blue-green. Color Triads – three colors spaced in equal distance from each other on the color wheel. (Ex: Red, yellow, blue) Split Complementary Colors – one complement with the neighboring colors of its complement. Ex: Violet, yellow- orange, yellow-green.

7. + Split Complementary Cont’d:

8. + Vocabulary Cont’d: Warm Colors – colors reflecting sunlight and warmth. Red, orange, yellow. Objects appear closer in space. Cool Colors – colors that are found in shadows and in colder objects. Violet, blue & green. Objects appear farther away. Tint - a color plus white/lights, can be created using light pressure. Shade – a color plus black/darks. Can be created using heavier pressure.

9. + Mixing color When mixing color, it is important to distinguish between additive and subtractive mixing. Additive – refers to mixing light rays. Subtractive – refers to mixing paint +-

10. + Additive Color Mixture When mixing light rays of red, green and blue, you create white.

11. + Subtractive Color Mixing When mixing the primary colors in paint, you create black/brown.

12. + Name that Color Scheme! Monochromatic red-violet

13. + Cool Colors

14. + Primary Colors

15. + Complementary Colors

16. + Tertiary Colors

17. + Secondary Colors Split Complementary Colors

18. + Warm Colors

19. + Analogous Colors Cool Colors

20. + Split Complementary Color Scheme

21. + Assignment: Art I: Complete the color wheel using colored pencil – you can only use the primary colors. Mix to create secondary and tertiary. Add a color scheme to your balance design. You may choose to use one or combine two schemes!