COLOR THEORY COLOR is an ELEMENT OF ART with 3 properties: 41) Hue refers to the names of colors as they pertain to the color wheel. 2) Value refers o the degree of darkness or lightness of a color. Value helps us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art 3) Intensity is the brightness and purity of color. When color has not been mixed with another color, it has maximum intensity. The original color loses distinctive identity once mixing is carried beyond a certain point. EVERY TIME | USE COLOR, | AM CREATING A eL COLOR SCHEME. THE MOST COMMON COLOR, wel SCHEMES ARE LISTED BELOW: & Primary ]_[ J & One can make all the other colors by mixing different amounts of primary colors. & Seconday[TT] ¢£ They are created by mixing 2 primary colors. Tertiary / Intermediate CLIT) They are a result from mixing primary and secondary colors. They can provide richer hues than mixing black and white Neutrals—] [1] Achromatic Neutrals contain no identifiable color. Gray, white, and black are rarely seen in color wheels. Chromatic Neutrals are Dull Hues that contain some discernable color and warm or cool properties. Earth tones are considered neutral tones. When 2. complementary colors are mixed, they neutralize each other by creating a brown. Complementary LT JTT J CILUICUC1 4 ‘They are opposites on the color wheel. Complementary colors neutralize each other, creating a wide range of grays. warm LIT TTT] cool CLT TTT] Reds, Yellows, Oranges Blues, Greens, Purples Warm colors tend to come forward or advance ina Cool colors tend to be receding colors. Cool field of color. Warm colors are associated with fire, colors are associated with water, sky, ice, and heat, sun, and warmer temperatures, cooler temperatures Analagous COO CCD CL Cc Analagous colors are close neighbors on the color wheel, or families of color, but may also be tints and shades. These colors always get along, complementary often disagree. Monochromatic Mmecromatcis value sate conssting of oly one color Tintis created when white is added Shade is is created if black is added toa hue or most of the pigment is white. toa hue or if the pigment is black.