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+Color Vocabulary:
Color – element of art that is seen by the way light reflects off a surface. Color can be used to express emotion or symbolism.
Hue – One of the 3 properties of color. The name of a spectral color. Red, yellow, blue, orange, violet and green are some examples.
Value – One of 3 properties in color that refers to the lightness or darkness of the color.
Intensity – One of 3 properties in color that refers to the brightness or dullness of a color. Pure Hue is high-intensity while a dulled hue is low-intensity.
+Color Vocabulary
Color scheme – group of colors that create satisfying effects when placed together. Examples: warm, cool, complementary, monochromatic.
Primary Colors – red, yellow and blue. Original colors, cannot be created by mixing other colors.
Secondary Colors – orange, violet and green. These colors can be created by mixing together two primary colors.
+Vocabulary Cont’d:
Tertiary (intermediate) – colors on color wheel that are found between a primary color and a secondary color. Examples: yellow-orange, orange-red, red-violet.
Monochromatic Colors – tints and shades of a single color.
Analogous Colors – colors found next to each other on the color wheel. Example: Blue, Blue-violet, Violet
+Color Vocabulary Continued
Complementary Colors – colors found opposite each other on the color wheel. Violet & yellow, orange & blue, red-orange & blue-green.
Color Triads – three colors spaced in equal distance from each other on the color wheel. (Ex: Red, yellow, blue)
Split Complementary Colors – one complement with the neighboring colors of its complement. Ex: Violet, yellow-orange, yellow-green.
+Vocabulary Cont’d:
Warm Colors – colors reflecting sunlight and warmth. Red, orange, yellow. Objects appear closer in space.
Cool Colors – colors that are found in shadows and in colder objects. Violet, blue & green. Objects appear farther away.
Tint - a color plus white/lights, can be created using light pressure.
Shade – a color plus black/darks. Can be created using heavier pressure.
+Mixing color
When mixing color, it is important to distinguish between additive and subtractive mixing.
Additive – refers to mixing light rays.
Subtractive – refers to mixing paint
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