Chapter 7
Color
Color
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The element of art that is derived from
reflected light
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Symbolic, stands for ideas and feelings
Color Spectrum
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When light passes through a prism, the beam of white
light is bent and separated into bands of color, called
Color Spectrum
The Color Spectrum is always in the same order: red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet
Can you think of a natural color spectrum?
A RAINBOW is a
natural Color Spectrum
Contrasting Colors
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A combination of colors that stands out
when placed side by side
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Warm color – cool color
Bright color – dull color
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Road signs use contrasting colors
 Can you think of some examples?
Hue
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Primary Hue (or color):
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Red
Yellow
Blue
Almost any color can be made with these primary
colors and black and white!
Hues
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Secondary Hues (or colors): are made by
mixing 2 primary colors
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Orange = Red + Yellow
Violet = Red + Blue
Green = Blue + Yellow
Color Wheel
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The color wheel is simply the spectrum
bent into a circle
Art I and II
Try filling in your own color wheel
using paint.
Color and Value
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Color value is related to the amount of light
a color reflects
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You can change the value of any color by
adding black or white
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Add black = shade
Add white = tint
Monochromatic
Color Scheme
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Color scheme that uses
only one hue along with
it’s tints and shades.
Pablo Picasso
Complementary Colors
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Complementary colors are colors that are
opposite each other on the color wheel
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Red & Green
Blue & Orange
Violet & Yellow
These colors, when combined, are vibrant
and demand attention
Red & Green
Blue & Orange
Yellow & Violet
Vincent Van Gogh
Warm & Cool Colors
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Warm Colors: usually associated with warm things (sun, fire) and
tend to move toward viewer
 Red
 Orange
 Yellow
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Cool Colors: Usually associated with cool things (ice, snow, water,
grass) and tend to move away from viewer
 Blue
 Green
 Violet
Cool Colors
Cool Colors
Warm Colors