2. Color Theory 7 th Grade Art Julie Whited

3. Introduction Color theory is a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual impact of specific color combinations Color theory principles first appear in the writings of Alberti (c.1435) and the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci(c.1490),

4. Primary Colors Red Yellow and Blue

5. Secondary Colors Orange Violet Green

6. TERTIARY COLORS Formed by mixing a primary and a secondary color Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green and yellow-green

7. Analogous Colors Analogous colors are any three colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel

8. Complementary Colors Complementary colors are any two colors which are directly opposite each other

9. Warm vs. Cool Warm colors – red, yellow, browns and tans Cool colors - blue green, blue violet, and grays

10. Lets Review

11. Directions Read each question or statement carefully Pick an answer If you choose a wrong answer, click the arrow key to return to the question If you choose the correct answer, click the arrow key to move on to the next question

12. The Primary Colors are: Yellow, Green and BlackYellow, Green and Black Blue, Red, and Yellow Orange, Violet, and GreenOrange, Violet, and Green

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15. Who played a big part in color theory history? Bridgette Riley Faith Ringgold Leonardo da Vinci

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18. Analogous Colors are created by mixing colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. True False

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21. The following picture is an example of which color scheme? Warm Cool Primary

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24. Primary and a Secondary colors mixed together create: Complementary Colors Analogous Colors TERTIARY COLORS

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27. Additional Information http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/activities/games/factory.html http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/color/overview/ http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/color/dots/index.html

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