1. Paint Notes & Color Theory

2. Color Physics We can’t see color without light White light contains all colors Visible light only occupies a small portion of the entire electro- magnetic spectrum.

3. Describe color in terms of: Hue: Name of the color Intensity: Brightness or dullness of a color Value: Lightness or darkness of a color

4. Intensity Four ways to change the intensity of a color: 1. Add white 2. Add black 3. Add gray 4. Add complement

5. Value Adjust the value of a color by adding black or white. TINT (+ white) SHADE (+ black)

6. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Colors Primary: RED - BLUE - YELLOW Secondary: PURPLE - GREEN - ORANGE Tertiary: Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green and yellow-green

7. Color Temperature The closer a color is to red-orange, the warmer it is; the closer to blue-green, the cooler it is.

8. Color Schemes Monochromatic Analogous Triadic Complementary Split Complementary

9. MONOCHROMATIC One color, different values Pablo Picasso, The Old Guitarist - 1903

10. ANALAGOUS Share a common hue Vincent van Gogh, The Iris - 1889

11. TRIADIC Forms a triangle on the color wheel Sarrah Phipps, Untitled - 1999

12. Sandy Skoglund, Revenge of the Goldfish - 1981 COMPLEMENTARY One hue and its complement

13. SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY One hue & the hues on either side of its complement. Edgar Degas, Elena Carafa - 1875

14. PAINT ANATOMY Pigment: finely ground, colored powder Binder: liquid that holds together and drives pigment Watercolor = gum arabic Acrylic = acrylic polymer Solvent: controls thickness or thinness (dilutes) Watercolor = water Acrylic = water / acrylic medium

15. Color Context Colors look different depending upon what colors they are placed with.