Color

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Color

• Hue - the name of a wavelength of lightred,
  blue, etc.
• When an object reflects a certain wavelength we
  see the object as having that color.

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Achromatic

• Using only black, white and greys to create art
  (No color)

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Monochromatic

• Using ONE color, and various values of that color
  to create art.

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• Cool Colors
• Greens Blues Purples

Using 3 colors that have a base hue in common
is called a Analogous Color Theory. One grouping
is yellow-green, green, and blue-green
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• Warm Colors
• Reds Pinks
• Yellows Oranges

Using 3 colors that have a base hue in common
is called a Analogous Color Theory. One grouping
is yellow-orange, orange, and red-orange.
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Analogous Theory
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Primary Colors
Colors that cannot be made.
The primaries also demonstrate a Triadic color
theory. Triadic grouping is made by three colors
that create an equilateral triangle on the color
wheel
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Secondary Colors
Colors that are created by mixing top neighboring
primary colors together.
The secondary colors also create a Triadic color
grouping.
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Triadic Color Groupings

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Intermediate

• Also known as Tertiary colors
• Created by mixing a secondary with a neighboring
  primary
• Usually have hyphenated names, i.e. yellow-orange

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Complementary Colors
Colors that appear directly across from one
another on the color wheel. Orange and Blue.
Green and Red. Yellow and Violet.
Even Intermediate have complement colors. Such
as Red-orange and Blue-green.
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Split Complement

• Created by locating the complement of the desired
  color and then including the colors on either
  side of the complement. Always a series of 3
  colors.