1. The COLOR WHEEL

2. COLOR
The visual quality of objects created by the amount of light they reflect or absorb.
For example, a green object absorbs all colors of light except green. The green you see is the part of the light that is reflected back to your eyes.
Newton was the first to understand the nature of color. He was also first to discover that white is made up of all the colors of the rainbow.
Colors are also called hues.

3. Primary Colors Yellow, blue, and red.
Cannot be made by mixing other colors.
These three colors can be mixed to make any color you can imagine.

4. Secondary Colors Orange, violet, and green
Made by mixing two primary colors.
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Blue + Red = Violet

5. Tertiary (Intermediate) Colors
Made by mixing a primary color and a secondary color that are next to each other on the color wheel.
For example, blue-violet is made by mixing blue and violet.
The primary color is always listed first in the names of tertiary or intermediate colors.

7. COLOR SCHEMES A color scheme is a plan for using colors in an artwork.
Planning a color scheme in advance helps an artist create the effects he or she wants to achieve.
Types:
Monochromatic
Analogous
Complementary
Neutral (Achromatic)

8. Monochromatic Color Scheme
Uses different values of a single hue.
This type of color scheme creates a sense of wholeness, or unity.

9. Analogous Color Scheme
Uses colors that are side by side on the color wheel and that share a hue.
May include both warm and cool colors.

10. Complementary Color Scheme
Uses hues (colors) that are across from each other on the color wheel
For example, green and red or orange and blue.
A complementary color scheme creates a bold, attention-getting artwork.

11. Neutral (achromatic) Color Scheme
Includes black, white, and values of gray.
Brown is also considered a neutral color by many artists.

13. Properties of COLOR Value is one of the properties of color.
By changing the value of a hue, an artist can create many variations.
Mix white with a hue for a lighter value (tint).
Mix black with a hue for a darker value (shade).
Another property of color is intensity (the hue’s brightness or dullness).
A color in its purest form has the highest intensity.
The intensity can be lowered by mixing it with its opposite on the color wheel.

14. COLOR WHEEL PROJECT MUST INCLUDE:
All primary, secondary, and tertiary colors (12 total) LABELED!!!
A monochromatic color scheme scale – tints and shades of one color
An Intensity scale of two complementary colors to create a neutral color

19. Monochromatic Self-Portraits

20. Objective
To create a self-portrait using the monochromatic color scheme

21. Materials Painting paper Pencils Erasers
Acrylic paint (you will choose only one color)
Black and white acrylic paint
Paintbrushes
Water cups

22. Procedures
Use your photographed image to draw your self-portrait onto a large sheet of white paper.
Grid your image first using 1”x 1” blocks.
Grid your large sheet of white paper using 5”x 5” blocks.
Make sure to include all highlights and shadows on your face, hair, etc. Label them.
Choose one color (hue) for your monochromatic color scheme.
Add white to that color/hue to make tints (lighter values) and black to that hue to make shades (darker values).