Color

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Color
There are many ways to describe color.
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Color can be described by the group or category
to which it belongs.
Primary Secondary Intermediate neutral
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Color can be described by its Properties.
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The properties of color are
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Color properties
Hue Intensity Value
Temperature
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Color can be describedby its hue

• This HUE is red.

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Hue
definition

• 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.
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Intensity
definition

• is the brightness or dullness (grayness) of a
  color
• is a colors 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

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Value
definition

• 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
definition

• Adding white will lighten a hue or raise its
  value. This is called a tint.

Red hue white Tint (pink)
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Value - Shades
definition

• Adding black will darken a hue or lower its
  value. This is called a shade.

Red hue black shade (maroon)
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Color can be described
by its Temperature

• Colors give different feelings of warmth and
  coolness.
• The color wheel can be divided into two sides -
• the warm colors and
• the cool colors.

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Temperature
definition

• 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.

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Temperature

• The cool colors
• remind us of cool water
• and green grass
• As a group, they convey peace and tranquility,
  and are perceived as being farther from the
  viewer.

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Color Harmonycan be defined as a pleasing
combination of colors.
definition
Combined Colors can be described as Harmonious
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Color Harmony based on

• Monochromatic Color Scheme
• Analogous Color Scheme
• Complementary Color Scheme

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Harmony
definition

• Monochromatic Color Scheme
• Mono one, single . . .as in monorail
• Chroma color
• thus monochromatic One color.
• This scheme may be achieved using tints and
  shades of one hue.

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Analogous Color schemes
definition
Harmony

• Colors that are next to each other on the color
  wheel. Colors with a family resemblance.

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Complementary Color schemes
definition
Harmony

• Colors that are opposite each other on the color
  wheelex. red and green, violet and yellow,
  yellow-green and red-violet etc.

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Complementary Color schemes
Harmony

• When mixed together in near equal amounts,
  complements make a neutral color.

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Complementary Color schemes
Harmony

• If a little of a hues complement is mixed in
  with it, the result will be a dulling or
  neutralizing of that hues intensity.

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Split Complement Color schemes
definition
Harmony

• Three colors that are opposite each other on the
  color wheel,
• but to either side of the
• exact opposite (complement)

Example red, blue-green, yellow-green
green
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Triadic Color schemes
definition
Harmony

• 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.

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Assignment

• Create and paint a color strip for each of the
  following color schemes and label each.
• Monochromatic color scheme (5)
• Analogous color scheme (3)
• Complementary color scheme (5)
• Split Complement color scheme (3)

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Rubric

• Correct colors for the scheme, and all schemes
  are labeled.
• Correct color mixing.
• Craftsmanship