WHITE LIGHT?
The white light from the sun is made up of
different colors. White light contains all the
colors of the visible spectrum.
Color is a property of Light.
The rainbow is made up of all the
colors of the visible spectrum.
The colors of the visible spectrum are red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
• We can also see these
colors by using a prism.
When white light passes
through a prism, it is
bent. Each color is bent
differently. Red is bent
the least, violet is bent
the most. The white
light spreads out into its
colors. Each color of the
visible spectrum can be
seen.
A common list identifies six main colors:
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and
violet.
Hue
Hue is another word for color
• "Hue" is what we call any color that can be
plucked, in a pure state, out of the light spectrum.
At this
point we
will be
discussing
pigmented
color.
This is the contemporary color wheel
The 3 Primary
Colors are
YELLOW
RED
BLUE
Secondary
colors
are
ORANGE
VIOLET
GREEN
Yellow
+ Red =
ORANGE
RED
+ BLUE =
VIOLET
YELLOW
+ BLUE =
GREEN
Intermediate Colors
these colors
are made up
of
one primary
and
one secondary
color
Complementary Colors
• Complementary Colors are those which
are opposite to each other on the color
wheel. Complements are red and green,
blue and orange, or yellow and violet.
• Complementary colors neutralize each other when
mixed together in equal amounts - making a neutral
gray. When a small amount of one color is mixed into
its complement, the resulting color is a less intense,
more pleasing version of that color.
Analogous
Colors
• Analogous colors are colors that are
adjacent or next to “neighbors” to one
another on the color wheel.
• An analogous color scheme is one in which only
three adjacent colors are used. The theory is that
colors work well or harmonize together. Usually
one of these colors is dominant, or used more
than the other two, in the painting.
Monochromatic
• a color scheme that uses one
color and all of the tones
(values), tints, and shades that
can be derived from it.
Tints & Shades
• When you add white to a specific color, blue
for example, the resulting color is referred to
as a tint of the original color. When you add
black, the slightly darker color is called a
shade. In this manner you can make a tonal
(value) scale of colors by adding different
amounts of either white or black to the
original color.
Intensity
• The brightness or dullness of a color
• Another way to describe intensity is
Saturation
Warm & Cool Colors
• Reds, oranges, and
yellows are warm
colors
• Blues, greens, and
violets are cool colors.
Reds and yellows make us
think of such things as
blood, fire, and the sun.
blues, greens and
violets remind us of sky,
water, trees, grass, and
shade. Whatever the
reasons, the use of
warm
colors in a design is likely to
excite us, while cool
colors are likely to have a
quieting effect.