COLOR

PROPORTIES

Anne Hawes

Cottonwood High School

Murray, Utah

The COLOR WHEEL is the Most

commonly used tool for understanding color

relationships in design.

Inside Ring:

Primary Colors

Middle Ring:

Secondary Colors

Outside Ring:

Tertiary Colors

Warm Colors

Although the temperature

throughout a home may be the

same, some rooms may seem

warmer or cooler because of the

colors used in decorating

Warm colors are called

advancing colors because

the make objects appear

larger or closer.

Warm colors make a room

feel warm and cozy and

are associated with sun

and fire.

COOL COLORS

Cool colors are called

receding colors because

the make objects seem

smaller and farther away.

A small room can appear

larger if it is decorated in

cool colors.

Cool colors make a room

feel restful and peaceful.

They are associated with

water, grass, and trees.

COLOR CHARACTERISTICS

Each color has three characteristics:

Hue: refers to the name of the

color, such as red, green, blue, etc.

There are only 12 pure color hues.

Value: When describing a hue, value refers to

its lightness or darkness. Value changes are

obtained by adding black or white to a hue.

Intensity: It is not always enough to know the hue of

a color, since a color has many different shades. Intensity

is used to describe the brightness and purity of a

color. When a hue is strong and bright, it is said to be high

in intensity. A color looses its intensity when grey or the

compliment of that hue is added.

High Intensity Low Intensity

Today’s Assignment

• Using the PRIMARY COLORS of paint, add white and black paint to create tints and shades of each.

• Create the SECONDARY COLORS of paint, add white and black paint to create tints and shades of each.

• Be neat, remain within the lines for each tint and shade.

• Clean up your table and paint brush. Throw away water and rinse out the cup and sink you used. Return brush to container.

• Place completed assignment in the kitchen that corresponds to the table you are using.

CREATING NEW COLORS

and their

COLOR VALUES

Today’s Assignment:

• Create 6 new colors (tones), one at a time, from the primary colors. Paint this new color tone in the center of each set of 3 boxes.

• To a small amount of your new color tone, add a small amount of white to create a tint of your new color tone. Paint it in the tint box.

• To a small amount of your new color tone, add a small amount of black to create a shade of your new color tone. Paint it in the shade box.

• Use the rubric to self grade and total points, staple to the back of your project.

Color IntensityPure color hues become less

intense, or toned down, by

combining it with its complement

color creating a new

COLOR TONE

CREATING TONES

COMPLEMENTARY COLORS

A color’s complement

is directly opposite

from it on the color

wheel.

Putting It Altogether

Tints Shades

Shades

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