MAPEH 3
Unit 2_ART.Lesson 1
Colors and Harmony
Can you see me?
Can you hear me?
Lesson Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you should be
able to :
1. Appreciate the beauty of nature.
2. Understand how harmony is created in an artwork
by using complementary colors and shapes.
What colors do you see in the painting?
Colors can be seen in all the
living and nonliving things
around us.
They have the strongest
effect on our emotions, and
can make us happy or sad.
Primary colors are colors used to create
other colors.
Secondary colors are created when two
primary colors are combined.
violet
Tertiary colors are created by making equal parts
of one secondary color and one primary color.
Yellow orange Yellow green
Red orange Blue green
Red violet Blue violet
Make an area bigger, and they give of a sense of
brightness, happiness, and energy.
Make an area smaller and suggest a feeling of
relaxation, calmness, and coolness.
Are used to set the mood
and create the
atmosphere in a artwork,
while arrangement of
colors in a painting
creates harmony.
- is one of the most powerful elements in art.
The lightness and darkness of a
color is called value.
The light values of a color is called tint. Tints can be achieved by
adding white to any color. The more white you add to a color, the
lighter is becomes.
red
+ white = pink
blue + white = light blue
The dark values of a color is called a shade. Shades can be
achieved by mixing a color with black. The more black you add
to a color, the darker it becomes.
red
+ black = maroon
blue + black = navy blue
is achieved when the secondary
and complementary colors
complement with the different
shapes used in a painting.
are opposite each other on
the color wheel.
These are jelly-like paints that typically
come in pots.
These are brushes used to apply paint or
ink on paper.
Try These :
Blue Red
Primary Colors
Try These :
Green Orange
Violet
Secondary Colors
Try These :
Yellow green Yellow orange
Blue green Red orange
Blue violet Red violet
Tertiary Colors
