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Color There are many ways to describe color.
ColorThere are many ways
to describe color.
Color can be described by the group or category to which it
belongs.
•Primary •Secondary
•Intermediate •neutral
Color can be described by its
Properties.
The
properties of color are:
Color properties
Hue Intensity Value Temperature
Color can be described
by its hue•This HUE is red.
Hue:•The actual color, or the identity of a color, such as red.
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Color can be described by its Intensity
This red is brighter, louder, more intense than
this red which is duller, muted, less intense.
Intensity:• is the brightness or dullness
(grayness) of a color
• is a color’s strength, saturation, purity. The "noise" it makes.
• A Pure Hue has the highest saturation and intensity of a color.
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Color can be described
by its Value:•This is a lighter value of red
•This is a darker value of red
Value:• The lightness or darkness of
a color • Different values of a color
range from very light to very dark (tints and shades).
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Value - Tints Adding white will lighten a
hue or raise its value. This is called a tint.
Red hue + white = Tint (pink)
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•Adding black will darken a hue or lower its value. This is called a shade.
Value - Shades
Red hue + black = shade (maroon)
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Color can be described
• Colors give different feelings of warmth and coolness.
• The color wheel can be divided into two sides -
the warm colors and the cool colors.
by its Temperature:
Temperature: •Warm colors
look and feel warm.–Yellows, oranges, reds
• Cool colors look and feel cool.
–Blues, greens, violets
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Temperature: The warm colors
remind us of fire, and sunshine.
As a group, they convey energy and action, and are perceived as being closer to the viewer.
Temperature: The cool colors remind us of cool water
and green grassAs a group, they convey peace and
tranquility, and are perceived as being farther from the viewer.
Color Harmonycan be defined as
a pleasing combination of colors.
Combined Colors can be
described as Harmonious
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Color Harmony based on
•Monochromatic Color Scheme
•Analogous Color Scheme
•Complementary Color Scheme
Harmony
•Monochromatic Color SchemeMono = one, single . . .as in monorailChroma = colorthus monochromatic = One color.
• This scheme may be achieved using tints and shades of one hue.
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Analogous Color schemes
• Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Colors with a family resemblance.
definitionHarmony
Complementary Color schemes
• Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel;ex. red and green, violet and yellow, yellow-green and red-violet etc.
definitionHarmony
Complementary Color schemes
When mixed together in near equal amounts, complements make a neutral color.
Harmony
Complementary Color schemes
If a little of a hue’s complement is mixed in with it, the result will be a dulling or neutralizing of that hues intensity.
Harmony
Split Complement Color schemes
Three colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel,
but to either side of the
exact opposite (complement);
green
Example:red, blue-green, & yellow-green
definitionHarmony
Triadic Color schemes
• Colors that are equally spaced. • The most famous of these is
the primary triad . . . red, yellow, and blue.
• Triadic harmonies are most effective if only one color is
allowed to dominate.
definitionHarmony
AssignmentCreate and paint a color strip for
each of the following color schemes and label each.
1. Monochromatic color scheme (5)
2. Analogous color scheme (3)
3. Complementary color scheme (5)
4. Split Complement color scheme (3)
Rubric• Correct colors for the
scheme, and all schemes are labeled.
• Correct color mixing.
• Craftsmanship
